Edward Robinson
Able Seaman, Royal Navy (Naval Brigade)
- Register No.
- 1069 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Able Seaman all Able Seamans →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (Naval Brigade) all Naval Brigade VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 March 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December, 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 17th June, 1838 at Portsea, Hampshire
- Died
- 2nd October, 1896 at Windsor, Berkshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Old Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Berkshire
- Medal held by
- the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Digest of citation
On 13th March 1858 at Lucknow, India, some sandbags on top of the earthworks were on fire. The enemy were only 50 yards away at this time, but able Seaman Robinson, under heavy fire, jumped up and extinguished the fires in some of the bags and threw others clear. He was severely wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ROBINSON, Edward. (reg No. 1069).
Able Seaman. Royal Navy (Naval Brigade).
London Gazetted on 24th December, 1858.
VC Medal's custodian is the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Born on 17th June, 1838 at Portsea, Hampshire.
Died on 2nd October, 1896 at Windsor, Berkshire.
Memorial on grave at Old Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, Berkshire.
Digest of Citation reads: On 13th March 1858 at Lucknow, India, some sandbags on top of the earthworks were on fire. The enemy were only 50 yards away at this time, but able Seaman Robinson, under heavy fire, jumped up and extinguished the fires in some of the bags and threw others clear. He was severely wounded.
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