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Charles Frederick Robinson

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Robinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 14505 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 October 1911 AWMM Lyttelton, Christchurch AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Care of Mr. F. Granger, Whitford AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. C. Robinson, 6 Dublin St., Lyttelton (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 14505 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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    WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Lance Corporal C. F. Robinson, MM; Rakaia; born Lyttelton, 7 Oct 1911; labourer. (Source: Henderson, J. 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. p.203.)

    'A few days later a Stuka's bomb burst four yards from a vehicle loaded with ammunition, grenades, and mortar bombs. The lorry began to burn. Risking his life, Driver Robinson, of 4 RMT, extinguished the fire and saved the load and the vehicle. He later received the MM. Lance Corporal C. F. Robinson, MM; Rakaia; born Lyttelton, 7 Oct 1911; labourer.' (Source: Henderson, J. 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. p. 203.) AWMM
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Death

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Sources

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    • Henderson, J. (1954). RMT: official history of the 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM
      p.203. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.407 AWMM

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