Lost Soldier

[Guest maeve]

We have recently discovered a relative who died in WW1. His name was Arthur Robinson, born abt 1884 in the Scarborough area of Yorkshire. His parents were Robert and Hannah Robinson. Arthur is said to have been shot by a German sniper in the last few days of the conflict. This has yet to be confirmed but it is a fact that he is commemorated on the War Memorial at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough. No information as to his regiment or any other details. We do not even know if he was married or had children. The records office in Kew cannot assist us as they need a service record number, which we do not have. Any information as to this person or as to how we can find his records would be greatly appreciated. Regards Maeve

[shaymen]

Not quite the final days of the conflict - in fact a couple of years earlier but he's the only Arthur Robinson born in Scarborough on SDGW.

Its a start maybe.

Glyn

[Tony Lund]

You could try a Scarborough newspaper search for the date given above and the final months of the war and a few months after both. Also if he was killed at the end of 1918 the Absent Voters List for the area should give you name, rank and number, and the unit if you are lucky, and the home address, assuming he was still living there at the time and the AVL itself has survived. There are men on the Holmfirth memorial who were living in Canada when they were killed so the name on the memorial is no guarantee of residence, although it is more than likely that he was.

Tony.

[Guest mruk]

Maeve, both Tony and Glyn are correct, and there is a note of caution involved in research. However, assuming it is Sgt. Robinson of the 13th East Yorks, who was born in Scarborough, then Arthur Robinson was killed alongside a number of others in the 13th Bttn at the start of the Ancre Offensive in November 1916, and is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2. There is a well-researched history available of the 'Hull Pals' which has been written by David Bilton [Hull Pals: 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Battalions East Yorkshire Regiment], and there is also the Regimental Museum at York, but please don't set your hopes too high, as there was also a Cpl Arthur Robinson killed on the same day with the same bttn, though he was born in Hull. There was something approaching 140 deaths in the 13th Bttn on 13 November, 1916.

Kind Regards and Good Luck,

Dave