We remember William Leefe Robinson

We remember William Leefe Robinson

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1895
birth South Koorg India Source:5488385 Source:7199445 14th July 1895
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment Source:8532074 16th December 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3793325 29th March 1915
1915
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps seconded from Worcestershire Regiment Source:8532083 18th September 1915
1916
appointments Flight Commander Source:8532088 1st September 1916
1916
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Source:8532088 1st September 1916
1916
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:6172002 5th September 1916
1917
internment pow Source:8510788 29th May 1917 - 14th December 1918
1918
dates Age 23 Source:7199445 1918
education Royal Military College United Kingdom Source:8532074
service British Army Captain Royal Air Force Source:3793325
1918
death Source:7199445 31st December 1918
burial Harrow Weald (all Saints) Churchyard Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Middlesex United Kingdom Source:7199445
sibling Harold Robinson Source:7199445

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Leefe
Initials WL
Last Name Robinson
Source 8510798
First Names William Leefe
Initials WL
Last Name Robinson
Source 5488385
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Air Force Captain
British Army Worcestershire Regiment Second Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps seconded from Worcestershire Regiment Second Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Temporary Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth mother
Horace Robinson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harold Robinson brother

Media

Media

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  • William Leefe Robinson
    Leefe Robinson photographed at Suttons Farm in 1916

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    Imperial1

  • William
    in RFC uniform

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    Selena49658

  • Portrait
    in uniform

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    Nigel60830

  • Commemorative Paper Napkin (IWM EPH 1469)
    First World War period British commemorative paper napkin celebrating the destruction of a German Zeppelin SL11 by Lieutenant W F Leefe Robinson (Royal Flying Corps) on 3 September 1916.

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    Catherine91214

  • William Leefe Robinson
    Portrait of Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson RFC who was awarded the Victoria Cross for the destruction of the SL11 airship. This was the only VC awarded for action in Britain.

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    Catherine91214

  • Postcard

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    Nigel60830

  • Rotary Photographic Series
    Commercially produced postcard on the Rotary Photographic Series

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    Nigel60830

  • William Leefe Robinson
    Portrait

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    Nigel60830

  • Poem to William Leefe Robinson
    From St Bees School Roll of Honour Book

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    Elizabeth51612

  • Capt. W L Robinson
    From St Bees School Roll of Honour Book

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    Elizabeth51612

  • Newspaper cutting reporting him missing
    Newspaper cutting reporting him missing and his war effort and reward for downing the 1st zeppelin

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    Lin142782

  • Drawing in autograph book
    Pencil drawing of William Leefe Robinson in husbands grandfathers autograph book . Not sure whether he knew William Robinson or whether just a hero and was drawn by Percy Fiske or someone else.

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    Lin142782

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Officers taken Prisoner of War 1914-1918 Transcription JAMES1693
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Claire71194
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Claire71194
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Claire71194

External Evidence

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Wikipedia . JAMES1693
Victoria Cross citation, the London Gazette Imperial1
Gentlemen Cadet from the Royal Military College Commissioned - London Gazette Fife3190
Seconded & appointed Flying Officer RFC Fife3190
Promoted Lieutenant (Worcestershire Regt) - London Gazette Fife3190
Appointed Flight Commander and Temporary Captain - London Gazette Fife3190
'Escape from Germany' by Neil Hanson Trevor65535
Letter concerning the burning of a Zeppelin at Cuffley, Hertfordshire, September 1916 Edward43379
Letters to loved ones Edward43379
Daily Record 17 April 1917 Ann39898
Daily Record 11 April 1917 Ann39898
Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser 10 March 1917 Ann39898
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 04 January 1919 Ann39898
South-East Britain Eternal Battleground Hazel53187
Liverpool Echo, "How I Did It", 6th September 1916 Hannah21187

Multimedia

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William Leefe Robinson Imperial1
William Selena49658
Portrait Nigel60830
Commemorative Paper Napkin (IWM EPH 1469) Catherine91214
William Leefe Robinson Catherine91214
Postcard Nigel60830
Rotary Photographic Series Nigel60830
William Leefe Robinson Nigel60830
Poem to William Leefe Robinson Elizabeth51612
Capt. W L Robinson Elizabeth51612
Newspaper cutting reporting him missing Lin142782
Drawing in autograph book Lin142782

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