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Born: 26 July 1891
Died: 14 August 1956
Served at Gallipoli.
Awarded the Military Cross for his participation in the charge on Beersheba. The recommendation for the award submitted by the Brigade commander reads:
"BEERSHEEBA 31.10.17. This officer is recommended for his courage, determination, resourcefulness and initiative in action. In the final assault on Beersheba he rendered such valuable assistance with his cool daring and quick action that the small force of less than six troops maintained such organisation as to enable them to capture 700 prisoners including 38 officers, 9 guns, 3 M. guns and a large quantity of other war material.” (Honours and Awards: Rodney Keith Robey, AWM)
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- At sea. c. Septemper 1915. Staff Nurse Dorothy Mary Burkitt AANS sits with Lieutenant Robey (probably Rodney Keith Robey, 1st Light Horse Regiment) on a seat on deck of a troopship. [Photograph] (webpage)
- Group portrait of officers of 12th Light Horse Regiment. (webpage)
- Honours and Awards: Rodney Keith Robey - Recommendation for Military Cross (webpage)
- Rodney Keith Robey (photograph)
- Awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette Supplement, 25 April 1918, p5028] (webpage)
- EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. APPOINTMENTS. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. (newspaper article)
- NEW SOUTH WALES. DANGEROUSLY ILL. (newspaper article)
- NEW SOUTH WALES. PROGESS REPORTS. (newspaper article)
- THE WOUNDED. THREE VESSELS TO ARRIVE SHORTLY. (newspaper article)
- MAINLY MEN. (newspaper article)
- NEW SOUTH WALES. RETURNED TO DUTY. (newspaper article)
- MILITARY HONOURS. AUSTRALIAN RECIPIENTS. (newspaper article)
- PERSONAL. VICE-REGAL. (newspaper article)
- OLD TAMWORTH BOY WINS DISTINCTION. (newspaper article)
- 401st CASUALTY LIST. NEW SOUTH WALES. WOUNDED. (newspaper article)
- LIGHT HORSE. GALLIPOLI AND PALESTINE HEROES. WELCOMED HOME. (newspaper article)
- SOCIAL & PERSONAL. [mARRIAGE] (newspaper article)
- Marriage Notice (newspaper article)
- Birth Notice (newspaper article)
- 'Madmen' of war recalled in TV series (newspaper article)
- THE BEERSHEBA STUNT. HOW CAPTAIN JACK DAVIES WON HIS M.C. (newspaper article)
- Commemorations
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- ROBEY R. K. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial