No.G/10853, Private, George ROBINSON
Aged 22
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Born in 1893 (4th qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:734 son of Walter Elmer and Elizabeth Mary ROBINSON (née KERRY)
1901 census...Aged 8, he was at 25 Brentgovel Street, Bury St.Edmunds with his father Walter E ROBINSON [49] tailor born Cockfield; his mother Lizzie [45] born Stowupland; brother William [24] a butcher born Stowmarket; sisters Violet [15], Kate [13], Alice [11], Edith [4] and Ivy [1]. All his sisters were born in Bury St.Edmunds. 1911 census...Aged 18, grocer's apprentice, he was at 58 Guildhall Street, Bury St.Edmunds with his parents, sisters Violet, Alice, Edith, Ivy, Jessie [9] and cousin Dolly [8] born Hackney. His parents later moved to 188 Westgate Road, Bury St.Edmunds |
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He enlisted in Acton, when resident in Acton.
The War Diary :- In Trenches at St.Eloi 27th 4;15 am Four mines exploded and after an interval of 30 seconds the Battn went over the parapets to the assault. "W" and "X" Coys on the left, "Y" and "Z" on the right. An intense rifle, machine gun and artillery fire opened on the Battn at once and we lost heavily before they had advanced very far. We took the German first line trench and the R Fusiliers on our right took 2 lines of trenches, both Battn consolidated the captured trenches.Heavy artillery bombardment of trenches was kept up all day, our own artillery replied very effectively and did much damage to enemy trenches. From 8|:30 pm to midnight intense artillery fire was kept up by Germans, all our trenches and C.Ts being badly knocked about. 2nd Bn Royal Scots arrived about 9 pm to relieve Battn but were unable to do so owing to shell fire. About midnight relief in small parties commence and was finally finished about 6 am on 28th CWGC have 72 of the Battalion killed, only George Robinson and one other have an identified grave.
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