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Henry Howey Robson
Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Henry Howey Robson

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Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Male
Place of birth
South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, North East England
Place of death
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age
70 years
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Biography

Henry Howey Robson VC (18 February 1894 – 4 March 1964) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Robson was 20 years old, and a private in the Second Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment), British Army during World War I when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Cross.

On 14 December 1914 near Kemmel, Flanders/Belgium, during an attack on a German position, Private Robson left his trench under very heavy fire and rescued a wounded NCO. Subsequently, during another attack, he tried to bring a second wounded man into cover, while exposed to heavy fire. In this attack he was wounded almost at once, but persevered in his efforts until wounded a second time.

His Victoria Cross is now displayed at the Royal Scots Museum in the Edinburgh Castle of Scotland.

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