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  • Hedley Selwyn de Quetteville Robin

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Born: 1 January 1891

Died: 27 August 1960

Served at Gallipoli.

An account of Hedley Selwyn de Quetteville Robin’s service, including his amazing survival in no man’s land after being wounded, can be found in Scott Wilson’s blog Four Days in a Shell Hole: Hedley Selwyn de Quetteville Robin.

Service number
  • Service number 2437
Ranks
  • Held rank of Sergeant
  • Held rank of Staff Sergeant
Birth record
  • 1891 in Dulwich Hill, NSW, Australia
Death record
  • 27 August 1960 in West Pennant Hills, NSW, Australia
Address
  • Angatonga Flats, Musgrave Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Relationships
  • Father - Edward Herman Robin
  • Mother - Annie Renfrey
  • Wife - Eunice Ethel Nevell
  • Brother - Rollo Renfrey de Quetteville Robin
  • Brother - Herman de Quetteville Robin
Organisations
  • 13th Battalion, AIF
  • 45th Battalion, AIF
Main sources
  • Four Days in a Shell Hole: Hedley Selwyn De Quetteville Robin (webpage)
  • REMARKABLE RESCUE: FOUR DAYS IN A SHELL HOLE (webpage)
  • NEW SOUTH WALES. INJURED. (newspaper article)
  • NEW SOUTH WALES. WOUNDED. (newspaper article)
  • FOUR DAYS IN A SHELL-HOLE. (newspaper article)
  • Marriage Notice (newspaper article)
  • N.S.W. WAR LOSSES TWO BIG LISTS MANY DEAD AND WOUNDED (newspaper article)
Commemorations
  • ROBIN H. S. DE. Q on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
  • Robin, H.S. de Q. on the Mosman-Neutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour

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