Stephen Henry Robson

Sunday Times 10 Sep 1916
Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Canning Mill, Western Australia
Death	27 May 1916
Place of Death	Fleurbaix, France
Age at Enlistment	31 years old
Description	6'1¼" (1.87m) tall; weight 177 lbs (80.3kg); medium complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair.
Occupation	farrier
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	NOK 47 Lake street, Perth, Western Austalia
Next of Kin	Step Brother Mr W Robson
Military Information
Reg Number	2831
Date of Enlistment	3 Jul 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	5 Oct 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A20 Hororata
Fate	Killed in Action 27 May 1916 Petillon area, near Fleurbaix, France
Medals	1914-15 Star,br />British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Served for 2 years with the 3rd Western Australian contingent to the Boer War.

Electoral Roll entries - 1910 Lucknow, blacksmith; 1912 Worsley, mill hand; 1913 ictoria streeet, Bunbury, labourer

War Service

on 8 Jan 1916 he joined the battalion in Tel-el-Kebir, and on 3 Jan 1916 was appointed Pack Animal Driver.

He boarded HMT Corsican at Alexandria on 29 Mar 1916 to travel to Marseilles and join the British Expeditionary Forces in France. They arrived in Marseilles on 5 Apr 1916, and moved to the area known as the "nursery" - the front lines south of Ypres and north of the Somme.

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  Punchevillers British Cemetery
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  Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Notes

Newspaper report states is of York and Mundijong. Born in Canning Mills.