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Robinson, John Henry (5790)

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Place of Birth: Warragul, VIC

Age: 22 years

Enlistment Details: Saturday, 29 January 1916 – At Sea

Service Number: 5790 view online service record

Next of Kin:
Henry Robinson (father)
418 Dorcas Street
South Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Monday, 12 May 1919
Discharged: Wednesday, 13 August 1919

In February 1962, John Robinson signed a Statutory Declaration that he had lost his discharge papers in Essendon 17 years previously. As part of the information provided, he stated that his father, Henry Robinson, was living at 393 Bay Street, Port Melbourne when he enlisted.

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