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ROBINSON, Frank Gordon Blanchard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX24791 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Reefton, New Zealand, 29 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | University Student |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 14 February 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Bombardier, VX24791 | |
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| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted VX24791, Caulfield, Vic. | |
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombardier, VX24791 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adrian Jones
Son of Frank William and Marion Ena Lottie Robinson, of Upper Hawthorn, Victoria.
DEATH OF P O W
Bombardier F. G. B. (Gordon) Robinson was previously reported POW is now presumed to have died of illness in Borneo in October 1944. The only son of Mr F. W. Robinson of Nicholson st, Upper Hawthorn, he was studying commerce at the Melbourne University before enlistment. He
was wounded in Malaya while attached to the Anti-tank Regiment of the 8th Division, and was in hospital at Singapore when taken prisoner.