About John Yate Robinson
Lived 1885 – 1916 (aged 31). John Yate Robinson was a British field hockey player.
John Yate Robinson MC (6 August 1885 – 23 August 1916) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Biography Born in Catford, son of clergyman the Reverend Edward Cecil Robinson and his wife Edith Isabella, he was educated at Radley College
He played nine times for England.
Robinson became a captain in the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914, and served at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross. He was buried at Great Malvern Cemetery, Worcestershire.
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Who was John Yate Robinson?
field hockey player (1885-1916)
When was John Yate Robinson born?
John Yate Robinson was born on 6 August 1885 in Catford.
When did John Yate Robinson die?
John Yate Robinson died on 23 August 1916 in Roehampton.
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John Yate Robinson was a field hockey player.
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John Yate Robinson was British.
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