| Service number | NX6957 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1921-10-25 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Death Date | 2000-12-29 |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Unit | 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Sydney |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Edward George Robinson
Description
Private Edward George Robinson enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 6 May 1941. He served with 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion in Malaya, but was captured as a prisoner of war in February 1942. As a prisoner of war, Private Robinson participated in work parties in Singapore, the Burma-Thai Railway, and Japan. After the war, he returned to Australia and was discharged on 9 January 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 25 October 1921 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 06 May 1941 | |
| Date of discharge | 09 January 1946 | |
| Date of death | 29 December 2000 |