ROBINSON, Albert Charles
| Service Number: | 1142 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 41. AT REST FROM STRIFE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 21st Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1142, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1142, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1142, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1142 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sergeant Robinson was a well-known and esteemed member of the Footscray Rowing Club, and was a wood turner before enlistment. Only 24 years old, Sergeant Robinson joined the C Coy. 21st battalion, and was aboard the Southland when it was sunk on his way to Gallipoli.
His remains were found in one grave during 1919, near Pozieres, along with 6 men of the 21st Battalion, all were killed by the one shell when carrying rations up the Pozieres front line on the 29 July 1916. The grave was marked by one cross, bearing the seven names.
His brother, 3127 Sergeant Robert Golding Robinson 6th Battalion AIF, suffered a severe gunshot wound to his right arm, resulting in a compound fracture humerus on the 20 September 1917, in Belgium, and was returned to Australia 30 January 1918.
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