William ROBBINS

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Service Number:	3039
Enlisted:	7 August 1916, Lakemba, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1896
Home Town:	Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling:	Randwick, Waverley and Canterbury Public Schools, Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:	Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour

7 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3039, 57th Infantry Battalion, Lakemba, NSW
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3039, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3039, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Son of Joseph and Amelia A ROBBINS, Croydon Street, Lakemba, New South Wales.

Endnotes:

(1): Robbins, W. (2025). NAA Records

(2): Imperial War Museums (2025). Lives of the First World War.

(3): ‌Virtual War Memorial Australia (2025). William ROBBINS.

(4): Australian War Memorial (2025). William Robbins.

(5): ‌NSW Government (2025). Private William Robbins | NSW War Memorials Register.

(6): Virtual War Memorial (2025). Frederick Daniel ROBBINS.

(7): Imperial War Museums (2025). Lives of the First World War.