Studio portrait of 2931 Private Benjamin Robinson, 47th Battalion from Red Hill, Queensland. A 27 ...

Accession Number H05877
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 2931 Private Benjamin Robinson, 47th Battalion from Red Hill, Queensland. A 27 year old motor mechanic prior to enlisting on 7 August 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 7th Reinforcements from Brisbane, Queensland on 27 October 1916 aboard HMAT Marathon. He was killed in action near Westhoek Ridge, Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave.