Robinson, Herbert Grant

Date of birth:: November 11th, 1919 (North Vancouver/Britisch Columbia, Canada)
Date of death:: June 17th, 1944 (Biezenmortel/North Brabant, The Netherlands)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Biezenmortel
Grave: 4.
Service number:: J/90245
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Herbert was born on November 11 1919 in North Vancouver, the son of Joseph Robinson (English) and Ella May Robinson nee Grant of North Vancouver. They were married on August 20 1914 in Hosmer British Columbia.

His brothers were Robert M. and Ralph N. Robinson (both also in the army) and his sister Phyllis Aileen Robinson was already deceased in 1922.

He was an electrician and member of the Presbyterian Church.

His sports were skiing, skating, sailing, swimming and rowing.

He enlisted on April 20 1942 in Halifax Nova Scotia and he went thereafter on July 22 1943 overseas to the UK.

Herbert was killed in action on Saturday June 17 1944 age 24 due to a crash after an explosion near Biezenmortel before or after an attack on Sterkrade near Oberhausen in Germany.

The other fallen RCAF crew members were P/O Alan G. Fairless age 27 in grave 3, Sgt Donald C. McPherson age 20 in grave 6, Sgt George O. Massicotte age 29 in grave 5 and Sgt Joseph M. McPherson age 22 in grave 1.
The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was Sgt Edmund Guinan age 32 in grave 2.
The other RAF crew member Sgt L. Ellis survived the crash and he became then a prisoner of war.

On his headstone: NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER

He served with the 431 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.