BASIL DONALD LESLIE ROBINSON
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Registered at birth – Donald Basil Leslie Robinson.
Born: 1920, Ipswich.
Died: 15th August 1944; age: 24; killed during the Allied advance.
Residence: 26, Thompson Road, Ipswich.
Rank: Trooper; Service Number: 5827335.
Regiment: Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps. 3rd (8th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment.
Formerly: Grenadier Guards.
The grave is the only British grave at Tinchebray Communal Cemetery.
Grave Reference:
Tinchebray,
Normandy,
France.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Alfred William Robinson & Gertrude Alice Robinson, of Ipswich.
Father: Alfred William Robinson, born September 1891, Westbourne, Ipswich. A Telegraph Department – Wireman.
Mother: Gertrude Alice Robinson (nee Mower), born December 1889, Hitcham, Suffolk.
Brother: Derrick Alfred Frank Robinson, born September 1921, Ipswich.
Sister: Pauline Joan Robinson, born July 1924, Ipswich.
Sister: Daphne Gertrude Robinson, born August 1926, Ipswich.
CENSUS
1921 26, Thompson Road, Ipswich.
Basil was a year old and lived with his parents and sister.
Alfred Robinson, 29 years & 9 months old, a Labourer for Great Eastern Railways – Electrical Engineers Dept., Ipswich.
Gertrude Robinson, 32 years & 6 months old, Home Duties.
Gladys Edna Robinson, 5 years old, at School, born Ipswich.
Basil, during his training with the Grenadier Guards.
La Percée du Bocage Museum.
A book with a mention of Basil:
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Remembering my uncle, who I sadly never met.
Philip.