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Charles Robinson

Details

Forename Charles
Surname Robinson
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 24
Address 15 Vaughan Street, Wigan
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Private (Ex sergeant)
Occupation or place of work Employed at Pepper Mill Brass Foundryand also a student at Wigan Technical College
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion
Day of Death 2
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Died in hospital from wounds received
Place of Burial Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme
Regiment Number 200186
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Charles Edward and Mary
Was Machine Gun instructor and was sergeant in charge of Lewis Gun Section but relinquished his stripes

CWGC, Ancestry, WE 21/9/18, WO 13/11/15 (casualty)