Clifford – Robinson – Great Central Railway – Sergeant – 09/01/1916

Title

Clifford – Robinson – Great Central Railway – Sergeant – 09/01/1916

Initials / forenames

Clifford

Surname

Robinson

Railway company

Great Central Railway

Military unit

Lincolnshire Regiment, 2/5th Bn

Military rank

Sergeant

Military number

1737

Railway department

Grimsby Town

Railway job

Clerk

Date died

09/01/1916

Magazine reference

Great Central Railway Journal, Mar 1916, p.226

Memorial

Sheffield (Tinsley Park) Cemetery

Notes

Age 19, son of William and Elizabeth Robinson, of 12, Elmham Rd., Darnall, Sheffield. Born at Gorton Manchester. Died at Rosemary Hospital, Harpenden from rheumatic fever contracted whilst in training. Had joined the Lincolnshire Territorials eight months before the war and was regarded as a most promising soldier.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Citation

“Clifford – Robinson – Great Central Railway – Sergeant – 09/01/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47082.