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Australia

Richard William Robinson,  was born 19 July 1884 at Callibris Station (noted by his mother)
and raised in the bush.

19/9/1919   Mother advised - father,  John Robinson, who lived at Yuleba, Queensland, had died.
mother - Maida Ann Robinson remarried (to her sons disgrace)
              new name Maida Ann Mulholland, living at Crane Street, Longreach, QLD

Next of kin in service  (brothers):
3111   Gordon Finlay Robinson
            Enlisted
            5/10/1915 embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A69 Warilda
            Shoeing Smith, 4th Division Ammunition Column
            5/4/1919  returned to Australia

3014   Angus Broughton Robinson
           13/6/1916  enlisted in Brisbane QLD
           26/10/1916  embarked from Brisband on board HMAT A43 Barunga
           Private 2nd Light Horse Regiment
           13/3/1919  returned to Australia

W J Robinson

Described on enlisting as 29 years 6 months old; single; 5' 9" tall; 162 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; curly brown hair; Church of England.
He last lived at Charleville, Queensland.

In 1915 he joined the AIF,  along with his two brothers and went to war.

8/2/1915      Enlisted in Charleville, Queensland

24/3/1915    Commanding Officer appointed Richard to 11th Light Horse Regiment,
                   Enoggera Camp

1/5/1915      Appointed Shoeing-Smith

3/4/1916      Transferred to ANZAC Police

2/6/1915      Embarked Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT Medic A7
                   as a 4th Light Horse Brigade, 11th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron

3/6/1916      Taken on strength as Shoeing Smith for ANZAC Police, Abbassia

13/10/1916   Promoted to Shoeing Smith (Farrier) Corporal - ANZAC Provost Corps

8/7/1918      Helipolis to Cairo
11/7/1918     Cairo to Jerusaleum

1/10/1918     Promoted to E R / Farrier Sergeant - ANZAC Provost Corps

5/5/1919       to Moascar
11/7/1919     Moascar to Cairo

20/7/1919     Embarked on board HT Morvada to return to Australia, at Kantara, Egypt
30/8/1919     disembarked into Australia

29/10/1919   discharged from service in AIF

Medals:
1914-15 Star (94261); British War medal (4443) and Victory medal (4375)

His wife died while their family was still quite young.

Richard Robinson's Children (May 2015):
Elizabeth Robinson (dec)
William Robinson (dec)
John Robinson (dec)
Gordon Robinson (dec)
Fred Robinson (dec)
Dorothy Robinson (Living)
Jean Robinson (Living - Peter Hall's mother)
Ronald Robinson (Living)

Unable to cope Richard fostered out some of the younger children while the older one's headed off into the world to make their own way.

2/6/1958   Richard passed away from illness - in Ipswich, Queensland
buried in:  South Brisbane Cemetery, Plot 8C, Grave 54C.

Thank you to Peter Hall (son of Richard's second daughter) for his family history.
(Peter's mother said that her father lived up the road while they were in care and she never knew until years later.)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  24/4/2015.  Lest we forget.