Robinson, Frederick Walter

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During World War II he served briefly as a major in intelligence, then as a censor. From ADB entry

Book of Remembrance entry

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

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1888

Birth in Sydney -- NSW, Australia 21 October 1888
1888

Birth 21 Oct 1888 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1909

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1909
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1912

Tertiary education at Jena University, Jena, Germany 1912
1913

Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Royal Military College -- Duntroon, ACT, Australia 1913
1915

Enlisted 6 Jul 1915
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Military service as Captain at Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1918

Military service as Assistant Director 1 July 1918
1922

Lecturer in Modern Languages at St Lucia -University of Queensland- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1922
1946

Associate Professor of English at St Lucia -University of Queensland- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1946
1968

Tertiary education at University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1968
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Founder of Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature at University of Queensland : St Lucia [ Brisbane, QLD Australia ]
1971

Death in Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 26 August 1971

Gender

Male

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