The son of Robert and Isabella, Robert and James Robinson were brothers. He married Isobel M Charlton in 1937.
Their daughter Jane recalled; Anthony Quayle left his dog with us when he left. I’m not sure if Tony Quayle was still here when my father died but we had the dog for a year or two after that. I’m afraid his dog got an incurable complaint and went mad and had to be put down. I remember standing on the kitchen table while he raced round and round it out of control but we certainly had him for a few years. My mother visited Tony Quayle in London after the war and Peter Robinson stayed in touch with him. Unfortunately my mother died in 1958.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Group 4 | Group Commander | Unknown | 07 Jul 1943 |
| Felton Patrol | Patrol Leader | Unknown | Unknown |
Giggleswick School
Farmer
James was a member of the Felton Patrol before being made up to Group Commanding Officer. In 1939 he was an ARP warden. His daughter remembers IO Captain Anthony Quayle visiting the house.
James Robinson was killed during WW2 while demonstrating explosives in a small quarry a charge failed to detonate on 22 June 1943. Another was placed to carry on when the first went off causing a rock fall. This crushed James Robinson leaving him with a dislocated right hip, two fractured ribs, and a fracture through the left shoulder. He died of a pulmonary embolism caused by his injuries on 07 July 1943 in Alnwick Hospital. He was married with two children. Local press covered the story at the time though Lt. Robinson was referred to as Home Guard. The inquest into his death was printed in the press naming several Auxiliary Unit members in 1943. They were however also referred to as Home Guard.
His memorial is at West Road Cemetery and Crematorium.
Jane Hall via Chris Perry
The National Archives in Kew Ref WO199/3388
Morpeth Herald 23 July 1943
Hancock data held at B.R.A