Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Chaplain F. T. Robinson, Royal Navy

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Revd., M.A., Chaplain, R.N., H.M.S. Hyacinth); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Chapln. Rev., M.A., R.N., H.M.S. Hyacinth); British War Medal 1914-20 (Chapn., R.N.) very fine (3) £400-450

Francis Trevor Robinson graduated from Trinity College Cambridge with a B.A. in 1902 and M.A. in 1906. Ordained a Deacon in 1902 and a Priest in 1903, he was Curate at Bromley, Middlesex, 1902-06. He entered the Royal Navy as a Chaplain in 1906, serving on the Juno 1906-07, Warrior 1907-08, Hyacinth 1909-11, Blake 1911-12, at R.M. Deal 1912-14, on Audacious 1914 (which was sunk by a German mine off Tory Island, 27 October 1914), Plassy 1914-17, Ganges 1917-18, at H.M. Dockyard Rosyth 1918-22, R.M. Depot Deal 1922-27 and H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth 1927-29. He was Vicar of Chobham, Portsmouth 1929-48. He died on 17 March 1964.

Both the published Naval rolls for the A.G.S. and N.G.S. show that he was issued with duplicate medals in 1946. Sold with copied research.