James Alexander ROBINS

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ROBINS, James Alexander

Service Number:	267
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot: CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sec 4 Row 20 Grave No 39
Memorials:

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 267, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 267, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 267, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

James Alexander Robins was born about 1876 in Sydney, New South Wales, a son to James Robbins and Mary Robins (nee Larkin). He had a tough start in life with his mother passing away in 1885 and his father absent he spent time in an asylum for destitute children in Sydney. By 1900 he was in Queensland when he enlisted for the South African (Boer) War. He married Marguerite White on 11 May 1907 at Rockhampton and they had 4 children.

He served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 267 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Secon service was as a Corporal S.N. 362 in the 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 484 & 538; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier 2nd service; Robins family heritage page online).

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