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Arthur was born in Beverley in early 1881. He was one of nine children born to Thomas Robinson (1835-1893) and his wife, Emma (1846-1931), both born locally. Thomas had been a fellmonger but then became a tanner’s labourer. The family lived in Hind’s Yard on Keldgate and later at 6 Kitchen Lane in Beverley. Nothing is known of Arthur’s upbringing. He became a bricklayer’s assistant but then became an agricultural worker, recorded as a haycutter in the 1911 census. At the time of the war, he was residing in Cottingham. Arthur was unmarried.
Arthur’s army records are missing so it is difficult to outline his military career. He initially joined the East Riding Regiment as a private, probably enlisting in 1915/16 but he was then switched to the 10th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, part of 43rd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division. They had taken part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917. In the late summer of 1917, they were involved in the Battle of Langemark in Belgium, 22 to 27 Aug 1917, part of the 3rd Battle of Ypres, which was fought in adverse weather conditions. In unknown circumstances Arthur was killed in action on 23 Aug 1917, at the age of 36. His body was not recovered. He is commemorated on the Tynecot Memorial at Passchendaele. His name is also on the Hengate Memorial in Beverley and on the East Riding Memorial in the Minster. He was awarded the War and Victory Medals. |