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Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 7 years, 8 months ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pte Will Robins of Moonee Ponds. Courtesy of Bob Mackay.

724 Pte William Robins 21 Inf Bn 22 wood merchant single C of E

Address: 154 Park St, Moonee Ponds

Next of kin: father, William Henry Robins, 154 Park St, Moonee Ponds.

Enlisted: 18 Jan 1915.

Embarked: A38 Ulysses 10 May 1915

The Robins' family home and shop 154 Park St, Moonee Ponds, now 110 Park Street.

Photo: Lenore Frost 2009.

When Will Robins returned from the war, walking down Park Street from Moonee Ponds Station he saw that the house and shop were decorated for a party. Not feeling equal to a triumphal entrance, Will went round the block and entered the house from the side gate. Photo: Lenore Frost 2009.