Robinson, Frederick Walter

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University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Thumbnail image
Robinson, F W.jpg [481kB]
Family name
Robinson
Given name(s)
Frederick Walter
Initials
F.W.
Gender
Male
Tertiary education
Robinson F.W. : Arts.B.A. (Hons), 1909, University of SydneyRobinson F.W. : Arts.M.A., 1911, University of SydneyRobinson F.W. : PhD, 1912, Jena UniversityRobinson F.W. : Arts.D.Litt (Hon), 1968, University of Queensland
Education notes
Won Cooper Scholarship & travelled to Jena Uni Germany
Birth
Robinson F.W. : Life.Birth 21 Oct 1888 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
Military service
Robinson F.W. :: Captain [ Egypt, France, Wingate, England ]Robinson F.W. : Specific terms.Appointed: Assistant Director 1 Jul 1918
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Robinson F.W. : Assistant Professor of Modern Languages 1913 - Royal Military College Duntroon @ Royal Military College [ Duntroon, ACT Australia ]Robinson F.W. : Lecturer in Modern Languages 1922 - University of Queensland @ University of Queensland : St Lucia [ Brisbane, QLD Australia ]Robinson F.W. : Associate Professor of English 1946 - 1958 University of Queensland @ University of Queensland : St Lucia [ Brisbane, QLD Australia ]
Other events
Robinson F.W. : Life.Birth 21 Oct 1888 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Robinson F.W. : Military and health.Enlisted 6 Jul 1915Robinson F.W. : Specific terms.Founder of Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature - @ University of Queensland : St Lucia [ Brisbane, QLD Australia ]
Death
Robinson F.W. : Death 26 Aug 1971 @ Brisbane [ QLD Australia ]
PDF of book entry
ROBINSON FREDERICK WALTER.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 31224 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
M.A.; Ph.D. (Jena) : Captain, General List, 5th Division and A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, France and England. Enlisting 6th July, 1915, and sailing 10th November, served as hon. lieutenant with 8th Australian Field Ambulance in Sinai and France till January, 1917, being at Fromelles and on the Somme. Reorganized 1st Anzac Corps Intelligence School from July to September, 1917, and was at the Somme, Hindenburg Line Retreat, Bullecourt, Lagnicourt, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Messines, Villers-Bretonneux and elsewhere. Was Intelligence Officer in charge of Australian Corps Prisoners of War Cage in September and October, during the Le Verguier Advance and the Breaking of Hindenburg Line
Additional photograph(s)
Robinson, F W.jpg [ scanned_images jpg 492093 ]
Documents
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Publications
Canberra's First Hundered Years, 1924
Visible notes
During World War II he served briefly as a major in intelligence, then as a censor. From ADB entry
Internal notes
Not on Nom Roll. Served in intelligence and as a censor
ADB Entry ID
8243
WWI
Yes
Basic Information needed
No
Flag BoR OCR text
Yes
BOR Archives File
Yes
SourceInfo
StudBio
Source Details text
Note on B1914
StudBioID
741
 
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