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Edward Handley Robinson

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Edward Handley Robinson

September 19, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/92182

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

296 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

November 11, 1909
Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

February 12, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Alexander and Emma Robinson of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 208 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN)
Algeria

Grave Reference:

Plot E. Row E. Grave 1.

Location:

Oran is an important seaport on the Algerian coast. LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Oran, about 4 kilometres from the Place Foch, in the centre of the town. The entrance is on the Avenue de Sidi Chami, where the road forks right to the Le Petit Lac. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth war plot lies about 180 metres from the entrance, on the right of the main path. The Cemetery Register is kept in the toolshed.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Edward Handley Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Edward Handley Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Edward Handley Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Edward Handley Robinson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of EDWARD HANDLEY ROBINSON– From the 1930 yearbook of Victoria College. Military Attestation papers show attendance 1927-30

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    Photo of EDWARD HANDLEY ROBINSON – From the 1930 yearbook of Victoria College. Military Attestation papers show attendance 1927-30

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