condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

Eric Arthur Robinson

Lay a poppy
Roll of Honour Portraits, from Left to Right: Second Lieutenant A. W. Moodie; Sgt E. A. Robinson; Pte. W. J. Kitto; Warrant Officer T.A. Pearse; Spr. S.C.C. Southwood; Engine Artificer. J. E. Moore; Gnr. L. C. O'Connor; L. Cpl. E. G. Jones; Gnr C. H. Fuller; W.O. R. T. Winstanley; Spr R. D. Rogers; Sgt. J. A. Smith; L. H. Jones; Act. E.-R-A. A. J. Heeny. New Zealand Free Lance, August 12, 1942. p. 26. Image kindly provided by Lewis Solomon (January 2021).

Roll of Honour Portraits, from Left to Right: Second Lieutenant A. W. Moodie; Sgt E. A. Robinson; Pt …

No Known Copyright Restrictions AWMM

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eric Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Robinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    21088 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 92 Kennedy Road, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.E. Robinson (mother), 92 Kennedy Road, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    21088 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Clerk AWMM
    Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Eric Robinson was the son of Mary Elizabeth Robinson, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    26 June 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXX. D. 21. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember Eric Arthur Robinson by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Eric Arthur Robinson

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.