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• Herman de Quetteville Robin

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Born: 4 November 1889

Died: 21 March 1935

 

 

 

An account of Herman de Quetteville Robin’s service and repatriation due to delusional insanity (‘constitutional’ but ‘aggravated by active service’) can be found in Scott Wilson’s blog A letter of Introduction.

 

 

 

 

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Service number

• Service number 2436

Ranks

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Gunner

Birth record

• 4 November 1889 in Petersham, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 21 March 1935 in Duston, Northamptonshire, England

Address

• Angatonga Flats, Musgrave Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Edward Herman Robin
• Mother - Annie Renfrey
• Wife - Mary Katherine Whiting
• Brother - Hedley Selwyn De Quetteville Robin
• Brother - Rollo Renfrey de Quetteville Robin

Organisations

• 13th Battalion, AIF
• 10th Field Artillery Brigade

Main sources

• Herman de Quetteville Robin (photograph)
• A Letter of Introduction [Mosman Doing our bit, Mosman 1914-1918, blog includes details of war service] (webpage)
• Birth Notice (newspaper article)
• Marriage Notice (newspaper article)
• Death Notice (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• ROBIN H. DE. Q. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial