Franks Robinson
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| Full name | Franks Lubbock Robinson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1886 Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 1949 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||
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Group Captain Franks Lubbock Robinson DSO MC DFC ADC (30 March 1886 – 5 November 1949) was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a decorated officer of the Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force.[1]
Robinson was educated at Edinburgh House School and St Columba's College in Dublin. In 1908, he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.
Previously a teacher who was master at Eton College, Robinson commissioned in the Royal Marines Artillery in 1914.[1] In September 1915, he received the Military Cross while serving with the Artillery in Ypres,[1] "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Artillery Observing Officer."[2] He later transferred into the army's Royal Flying Corps in 1916, became a pilot, and served with them in France and Belgium, then from 1917 in Mesopotamia (later Iraq) where he transferred next year to the new Royal Air Force.[1] He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1921.[3]
In 1933, he was appointed an aide-de-camp to King George V.[4] He retired in 1939.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Franks Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "No. 29286". The London Gazette. 3 September 1915. p. 8842.
- ↑ "No. 32501". The London Gazette. 28 October 1921. p. 8496.
- ↑ "No. 33907". The London Gazette. 31 January 1933. p. 676.
- ↑ "No. 34643". The London Gazette. 7 July 1939. p. 4667.
External links
[edit]- Frank Robinson at Olympedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franks Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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- 1886 births
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