ROBINSON, David
| Service Number: | 229 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1879 |
| Home Town: | West End, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1941, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: MONUMENTAL-GP1-47A-57 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 229 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 229, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 229, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When David Robinson enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as W. Robinson, Bald Hills. In the Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 22, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his younger brother Mr W. Robinson, Bald Hills. It appears his parents had passed prior to his enlistment.
David Hall Robinson was born on 18 Nov 1879 in Queensland, a son (1 of 12 children) to William Robinson and Elizabeth Robinson (nee Hall). He married Jane Stirling King on 12 Oct 1904 in Queensland and they had 6 children.
When he passed in 1941 his funeral notice in The Courier Mail included a request for members of the African War Veterans Association to attend.
(Sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 22; Funeral Notice, The Courier Mail, 4 Dec 1941).
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