Accession Number | P09963.001 |
---|---|
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1916-1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 17441Provisional Sergeant Richard Herbert Robinson, Australian Army Medical ...
Description
Studio portrait of 17441Provisional Sergeant Richard Herbert Robinson, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC). A blacksmith's assistant from Bayswater, WA, Pte Robinson had served with the AAMC for 5 years prior to enlistment in the AIF on 2 February 1916.With the rank of Private, Robinson embarked with General Reinforcements from Fremantle aboard HMAT Borda (A30) on 29 June 1917. Whilst serving with the 10th Field Ambulance in France, Pte Robinson died of wounds on 1 April 1918, aged 41.