Stephen Henry Robson

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| header1 = Personal Information

| label2 = Date of Birth | data2 = not known

| label3 = Place of Birth | data3 = Canning Mill, Western Australia

| label4 = Death | data4 = 27 May 1916

| label5 = Place of Death | data5 = Fleurbaix, France

| label6 = Age at Enlistment | data6 = 31 years old

| label7 = Description | data7 = 6'1¼" (1.m) tall; weight 177 lbs (kg); medium complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair.

| label8 = Occupation | data8 = farrier

| label9 = Religion | data9 = Roman Catholic

| label10 = Address | data10 = NOK 47 Lake street, Perth, Western Austalia

| label11 = Next of Kin | data11 = Step Brother Mr W Robson

| header12 = Military Information

| label13 = Reg Number | data13 = 2831

| label14 = Date of Enlistment | data14 = 3 Jul 1915

| label15 = Rank | data15 = Private

| label16 = Unit/Formation | data16 = 11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division

| label17 = Date of Embarkation | data17 = 5 Oct 1915

| label18 = Ship Embarked On | data18 = HMAT A20 Hororata

| label19 = Date of Return | data19 =

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| label21 = Fate | data21 = Killed in Action 27 May 1916 Petillon area, near Fleurbaix, France

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| label23 = Medals | data23 = 1914-15 Star,br />[[

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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.