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Private Albert Robinson, aged 27, and father of six young children, died of illness on 21 Dec 1916 whilst serving in the line near Lesboeufs-Le Transloy with the 7th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was taken to the 14th Corps Rest Station where he died of a heart condition, officially described as “cardiac synope and dropsy”. He is buried at Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Somme, Picardie, France.
Albert enlisted at Beverley on 8 Apr 1916 and arrived in France on 13 Jul 1916 almost certainly taking part in the Battle of Delville Wood. He was awarded the War and Victory Medals
Albert was born in Adlingfleet near Goole the son of Robert Robinson, a farm foreman. In 1901 the family lived at Camblesforth near Drax. Albert (christened as “Francis Albert”) was one of nine children. Albert eventually moved to Beverley where on 29 Dec 1908 he married Emma Clubley, of Kilpin, near Howden. They lived in Well Lane and Keldgate, then moved to Leconfield where Albert worked as a road repairer for Beverley Rural District Council. Albert later became a tanner’s labourer at Hodgson’s Tannery, Beverley. They moved to 118 Lairgate, two doors away from Emma’s parents.
Albert and Emma had six children, Ada born 1909, Alfred born 1910, twins Eric and Ella born 1912, Brenda Kathleen born 1914 and Francis Albert born 12 Jul 1916, just as his father was en route for France. On 21 May 1917, in the presence of Emma, Francis Albert died of pneumonia aged 10 months. At this time Emma was staying with her brother, Tom Clubley, at 57 St Andrew Street. Emma was awarded a pension of 31 shillings and 6 pence a week in Jul 1917. The Beverley Guardian of 4 Aug 1917 reported that a fund-raising event for Albert’s widow and family was held in the town and half of the £40 raised was given to them. Emma remarried in 1919 and as Emma Butters lived at 4 Beckside, Beverley. She later moved to Bridlington where she died in 1934.
Albert is remembered on the street shrine for St Andrew Street, on the Hengate Memorial, Beverley and on the East Riding Memorial in Beverley Minster.
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