Alexander Robinson
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Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Alexander Robinson, (4 June, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Robinson served in Donegal, T.B. 109 and Kale during the war.[1]
Robinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 4 June, 1918. On 30 August, he was appointed to the third class protected cruiser Proserpine.[2]
Invalided back to England on 10 March, 1919, Robinson would be demobilised on 6 June, 1919. H. B. Bedwell, captain of Proserpine, wrote that Robinson had "not much technical knowledge of his profession, but has the gitf of getting men to work well for him."[3]
Robinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 4 June, 1926.[4]
World War II
Served out of Port Said from August, 1939.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Kilberry 22 May, 1919[6] – 6 Jun, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 27 May 1919, p. 18.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/154. f. 154.
