Sidney Pearson Robinson
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Sidney Robinson was born in 1898 the son of William a groom gardener and later labourer in an iron foundry and Elizabeth Robinson, (née Pearson). William was born in 1855 at Swayfield Lincolnshire, Elizabeth Pearson in 1856 at Stamford Lincolnshire. Married at Stamford in 1880, the following children - Emma Elizabeth b.1881 Stamford, William Henry b.1883 Stamford, Edith Maud b.1885 Stamford, Herbert Healey b.1886 Thorney, Cambridgeshire, May Nellie Healey b.1889 Ellim Cambridgeshire, Harry Charles Healey b.1891 Lenton, George Frederick b.1896 Lenton and Sidney Pearson b.1898 Beeston. The family moved to Nottingham around 1891, lived in Lenton and by the time of the 1901 census were living at 15, Dallas York Street in Beeston. In 1911, Sidney lived with William, Elizabeth at 26, March Street, Nottingham. Emma Elizabeth and her four children Frederick Eaton, Stanley Hector Byrne, Gertrude and Robert family lived at 4, Meadow View, Beeston.
Sidney Robinson attested on 25th August 1916 at Nottingham and posted to the reserves. He was mobilised on 10th February 1917 and posted to the 91st Training Reserve Battalion, base depot. On 9th October 1917 he embarked from Folkstone disembarking at Boulogne and arrived at Etaples camp on 12th October 1917. On 13th October 1917 he was posted to the West Riding Regiment. On 18th April 1918 he died from wounds received in action (shell wound to chest and abdomen) at the 62nd Casualty Clearing Station France, he is buried at at Haringhe (Bandaghem ) Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave Reference: II F 10
Herbert Healey Robinson served in 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters and he died at the Nottinghamshire County War Hospital on 2nd April 1919. He is buried in Nottingham General Hospital.
