ROBINSON, Joseph
(Service number 68555)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 August 1886 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary ROBINSON (mother), Four Peaks, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 33rd Reinforcements E Company | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1962 | Age | 76 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Four Peaks, Geraldine (residence) | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Woodbury Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Joseph ROBINSON & Mary (nee MOSSOP) ROBINSON. Educated at Woodbury School. Married Wilhelmina Mary May BLAIR (May) in 1924. Welcomed home at Te Moana School, on 31 May 1918. Brothers John James & Thomas Mossop ROBINSON also served in WWI. Geraldine RSA members were in attendance at his funeral.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [03 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 31 May 1918 (Papers Past) [04 February 2014]; Woodbury Cemetery, Geraldine - transcription (www.rootsweb.ancestry.com) [03 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 31 August & 1 September 1962 (Timaru District Library) [29 August 2014]
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