Robinson,+Arthur

Arthur Robinson

Born 1893, he died on 1-10-1917 aged 24 years. A Private he served in Duke of Wellingtons (WR) regiment in "A" Company, 2nd Batallion. Service number 24456 Arthur is buried at DOZINGHAM Military Cemetery. Grave Ref. VII. H. 7

This is in West Flanders and the site of a group of Casualty Clearing Stations, 12km west of Ypres. It contains 3174 graves of which 3021 are British.

Arthur was the son of " the late Albert and Matilda Watts formerly Robinson". They were married in Halifax in 1892. Arthur was born in Dewsbury but he and his mother were living in Haworth by 1901 where both were textile workers..( there is no record locally of Albert in the 1901 census). Matilda was born in Norwich in 1873 and her maiden name was Cronheimer. In 1921 she married Henry J Watts and went to live at 85 Hartington St. Barrow in Furness. The CWGC states " born in Oxenhope" but presumably this refers to Albert and not Arthurr.