BORN GRIMSBY, JULY 1900. SON OF MRS FANNY ELIZA ROBINSON, OF 51 WORTHING STREET, HULL & 4, JAMESON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS AN ASSISTANT AT THE MAYPOLE COMPANY, BEVERLEY ROAD BRANCH, HULL. ALSO A VIOLINIST AT THE NATIONAL PICTURE PALACE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL.
HIS STEP FATHER, MR FRANK F. TAYLOR, WORKED AT THE GRAPES HOTEL, CHARIOT STREET, HULL AND SERVED IN THE ARMY IN SALONIKA.
GEORGE ROBINSON, ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE. HOME ON LEAVE. HE HAD RETURNED TO THE FRONT FOR EIGHT WEEKS, WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED AND DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 12/08/1918, AGED 18. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 19 YEARS OLD, IN NOVEMBER.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 20/08/1918.
| Name | George Garnet Robinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Grimsby, 1900 |
| Death Date | 12 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Pernois British cemetery, Halloy-Les-Pernois, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Rifleman |
| Regiment | London Regiment |
| Battalion | 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade) |
| Regimental Number | 306050 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE GARNETT
Military Number:
306050
Rank:
Rifleman
Date Died
12/08/1918
Place died:
Pernois British cemetery, Halloy-Les-Pernois, Somme, France
Age:
18
