Austin Templeton ROBSON

Regimental number10/514
Date of birth7 September 1892
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionPresbyterian
AddressBalgowie Avenue
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinJ Robson, Balgowie Avenue, Wanganui
Previous military service'A' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWarehouseman
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left thigh, severe); admitted to HS 'Neuralia', 12 August 1915; transferred to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 16 August 1915; to Ambulance Train, 26 November 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 1 January 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 25 July 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 348 days (of which 1 year 78 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death23 August 1955, Wanganui
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807335