Russian AnzacsDavid Kalmen Robin
| Born | 8.08.1883 |
|---|---|
| Place | Belostok, Grodno, Poland |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Religion | Jewish (Church of England in Embarkation Roll) |
| Father | Szawel Nochum Rabinowicz (Belostok bith records, 1883); Solomon Hyman Rabinowitz (data from tree on Ancestry.com) |
| Family | Wife Florence Marion Robin (neé Rogan), married 1913; son Max Robin, b. 1914, served in the RAN in WWII |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Bremen, Germany on 6.05.1903 per Karlshrue disembarked at Fremantle, WA |
| Residence before enlistment | Bunbury, Fremantle, WA, Sydney |
| Occupation | 1905 dealer, 1915 merchant |
| Naturalisation | 1905; applied for naturalisation in the US in 1909 |
Service #1
| Service number | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 21.06.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, NSW |
| Unit | 18th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA 1916 |
| Final fate | DOW 16.04.1916 |
| Cemetery | 275 Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (David Kalmen Robin)
Digitised service records (NAA) (David Kalmer Robin)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised Red Cross wounded and missing file (AWM) (David Kalmen Robin)
Roll of Honour (AWM) (David Kalmen Robin)
Ancestry.com tree
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Our heroes. - The Daily News, Perth, 19 May 1916, p. 5.
Western Australian heroes. - Western Mail, Perth, Friday 23 June 1916, p. 23
Tobruk a warm spot. ... Grafton man's experiences. - Daily Examiner, Grafton, 21 November 1941, p. 3.
Publications
Елена Говор, Белорусские Анзаки. - Białoruskie Zeszyty Historyczne, 2013, no. 40, c. 53-108.
Gallery
David Kalmen Robin
Western Mail, Perth, Friday 23 June 1916, p. 23
AWM memorial panel 87