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Francis Nestor ROBINSON

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Date of birth05 April 1891
Date of death27 August 1915
Mothers nameAnne Lucy (née Rae)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameFrancis Robinson
Parents date of marriage1878
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsKathleen Harriette (m 1901 Douglas & 1924 White), Annie Ellen (m 1908 Flower), Frances Mary, Doris Agnes (m 1911 Robertson), Arabella Grace (m 1952 Glen), Norah May (m 1918 Freeman), Ina Lucy (m 1927 Mason),
Fathers occupationFarmer
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Places of relevance, , , ,
Last known residenceBeach Rd, Foxton
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion.
Place of birth'Carnarvan', Foxton, New Zealand
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathAnzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of arrival overseas25 May 1915
Theatres of warGallipoli
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Waitomo'
SurnameROBINSON
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesFrancis Nestor
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialHill 60 NZ Memorial
SchoolPalmerston North High School 1905-1906, Wanganui Collegiate
WarsWW1
Service number11/921
Date enlisted15 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service6th Sqdn 4th Reinforcements Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation date17 April 1915
User reference1.66

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Enlisted as Sergeant.

Killed in 2nd assault on Hill 60 aged 24 years. Reported missing 28 August 1915. Only son of Francis & Anne Lucy ROBINSON of Pikutuku, Foxton. Cousin of Sergeant John Randall St John KEBBLE (11/68) who died of wounds on 30 May 1915 at Gallipoli.

In memoriam: 1914-1918 Wanganui Collegiate School.

NOK: Father Mr Francis ROBINSON.

Last Employer: F Robinson (f).

Declared age: 23 years.

Height: 5'6½". Weight: 10st. Chest: 32"-35".

Complexion: Dark.

Eyes: Grey. Hair: Dark.

Previous Military Training: 6th Manawatu Rifles.

Probate: Letters of Administration Archives NZ, Wellington

Mentioned in ‘The Palmerstonian’ Oct 1916, V3 (6) + May 1917 V4 (1)

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