Henry Howey Robson
English soldier (1894–1964); recipient of the Victoria Cross
About Henry Howey Robson
Lived 1894 – 1964 (aged 70). Henry Howey Robson was a British military personnel.
Henry Howey Robson VC (18 February 1894 – 4 March 1964) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Robson was 20 years old, and a private in the Second Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment), British Army during World War I when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Cross.
His Victoria Cross is now displayed at the Royal Scots Museum in the Edinburgh Castle of Scotland.
Robson moved to Canada in 1923 (after selling his medals for the trip), married Alice Maud Martin and served as a Sergeant-at-Arms in the Ontario Parliament in Toronto from 1941 to 1947. He retired as information clerk in 1954 and died at Sunnybrook Hospital in 1964.
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English soldier (1894–1964); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Henry Howey Robson was born on 18 February 1894 in South Shields.
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Henry Howey Robson died on 4 March 1964 in Toronto.
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Henry Howey Robson was a military personnel.
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Henry Howey Robson was British.
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