ROBINSON, Arthur
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Leicestershire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14390745
Died :
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Place died:
Weymouth
Age:
98
Private Arthur Robinson served in 1 Troop during Operation Infatuate at Flushing, Holland, on 1 November 1944. Post war he was the Licensee of the Red Hall Inn at Barwell, Leicestershire until the 1960's. His son Michael played professional football for Preston North End. Following Arthur's death in August 2022 at the age of 98 his ashes were scattered at Uncle Beach, Vlissingen / Flushing, on 1 November 2022, the 78th anniversary of the raid.
Sources
No.4 Commando 1 Troop nominal roll after Walcheren in gallery.
Bill Harvey via Forum message.
Commando Association newsletter 18 (1954).
Article in The Hinckley Times 15 Sept. 1978, p24.
[Images] No.4 Commando gallery.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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