Born Beverley, 1891. Known as Alec. Son of John William Robson (1866-1943) and Rose Grant (1868-1947), of 57, East Gate, Beverley, Yorkshire. Son of a plumber, he had two brothers and three sisters. He worked as a Whitesmith.
Enlisted at Beverley. Formerly 3218, Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 10th Bn. Killed in action at the Somme, on 25/09/1916, aged 26.
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
On gravestone for parents John and Rose Robson, it says “He died fighting for God and Liberty such a death to immortality to the Glorious memory of Alec the beloved son of John & Rose Robson killed in action on the Somme Sept 26 1916 aged 26”
First name:
Alexander
Military Number:
34665
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/09/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
26
