About Geoffrey Robson
Lived 1902 – 1989 (aged 87). Geoffrey Robson was a naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir William Geoffrey Arthur Robson, (10 March 1902 – 25 December 1989) was a Royal Navy officer whose last Service appointment was Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic.
Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Robson joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1915 during the First World War and served as a midshipman on the battleship . He commanded the destroyers from 1934 and from 1935.
Sir Geoffrey Robson retired in July 1958. In retirement he served as Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey from 1958 to 1964.
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Royal Navy admiral (1902-1989)
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Geoffrey Robson was born on 10 March 1902 in Sri Lanka.
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Geoffrey Robson died on 25 December 1989.
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Geoffrey Robson was a naval officer.
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