TELFER, Robin Gordon
| Service Number: | 85 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Ross Creek, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ross Creek, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ross Creek Roll of Honor, Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 85, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 85, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 85, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 85, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 85 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Telfer, Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, Victoria
Robin Gordon Telfer (SN 85) was born in Ballarat and was living in Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, when as a 19-year-old, single, Blacksmith he enlisted on 24th August 1914. Having served for a year in Ballarat’s 70th Infantry, he was initially allocated to the 8th Battalion. In France, on 20th April 1916, Robin was promoted to Corporal and transferred to the 2nd Aust Lt Trench Mortar. Robin was killed in action in France on 18th August 1916. Robin has no known grave and is recorded on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France.
Cpl Robin G. Telfer, killed in action in France on 18th August, was employed at Cowley's Foundry when he enlisted two years ago. He was only about 19 years old. He left in October with the 8th Battalion under Col Bolton, and was in the trenches at Gallipoli.
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