"Les" Leslie Thomas ROBINSON

Born 7 October 1899 in Middle Swan, Western Australia ^[16]
Son of Thomas ROBINSON and Alma Alice JONES ^[15]
In 1925 and 1926 he was living with his parents and brother at 22 East Parade in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley ^{[34] [50]}
Before moving to Carnamah he worked as a Labourer ^[50]
He and his brother Harold took out a contract to purchase 1,999 acres of virgin land in Carnamah on 19 January 1926 ^[27]
The 1,999 acres was Lot M1614 of Victoria Location 2023 on the north side of the Carnamah-Bunjil Road ^{[27] [62]}
It was purchased from the Midland Railway Company for £899/16/8 (9/- per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years ^[27]
Farmer of Belvoir in Carnamah in partnership with his brother Harold 1927-1958 ^{[3] [19] [0: image 02918]}
Although the contract to purchase the farm was in both their names it was transferred into just Harold's name on 31 July 1931 ^[27]
Skilled carpenter; sold furniture locally and helped build the Billeroo State School at Billeroo, East Winchester ^{[7: page 64]}
He and his brother are said to have worked at harvest time with no clothes on^{[7: page 64]}
Enlisted in the Australian Army in Carnamah on 28 January 1942 ^[16]
Private W20491 in the Australian Army's 10 Australian Garrison Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 29 January 1946 ^[16]
Appears to have resumed farming in Carnamah after the war ^[19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Lesmurdie ^[2]
Died 3 April 1996; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, GA, 207) ^[2]

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