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ROBINSON, Richard Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17441 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | August 1875, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bayswater War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Maylands UAOD Lodge No 413 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17441 | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 17441, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 17441, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 17441, 10th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 17441 awm_unit: 10 Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Mills
ichard Herbert Robinson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7 February 1916 at age 40 years and 5 months, joining the 10th Australian Field Ambulance. He had previously served five years in the Perth Australian Army Medical Corps. While in Australia, he was promoted to Corporal on 1 April 1916 and Provost Sergeant on 24 May 1916. Upon arrival in France, he reverted to Private to serve on the front lines and was deployed to Bonnay. He died of wounds received in action on 1 April 1918 while protecting an injured soldier from shrapnel while stretcher bearing.
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