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James Noble Robinson
| Name on Board | JH Robinson |
| Name on Service Records |
James Noble Robinson |
| Enlistment Age | 32 |
| Occupation | Book-keeper |
| Place of Birth | Bendigo, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Capt. Mont Robinson |
| Address | 11 The Esplanade, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 12/07/1916 |
| Service No. | 3235 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 26/11/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Commonwealth A73 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 24th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 5/08/1916 |
| Unit on Death | 24th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA (Previously reported missing. Court of Enquiry held 25/9/1916) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
A letter from Cr W Henderson, Town Hall, Williamstown enquiring about Private Robinson's enlistment date is on James Robinson's file.
James Robinson attended Kilmore State School. On his roll of Honour Circular, his brother, Captain Robinson, entered his age at death as 33- 364/365 years, in other words, he died one day before his 34th birthday.
Captain Mont Robinson was the pilot aboard the German cargo ship SS Pfalz when it was turned around as it tried to leave Port Phillip the day the war was declared, 4 August 1914.
Another of James brothers, William Ernest Robinson (2214) enlisted on 12 May 1915 and returned to Australia 13 February 1917.
Additional References
SS Pfalz: Robertson, A M, War in Port Phillip, Nepean Historical Society, 1968, p1, (mentions Pilot Mont Robinson)
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