Frederick Donald Robinett
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: Dorsetshire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Frederick and Bertha Robinett
Home address: Rodway Hill Road Mangotsfield
Pre-war occupation: The Royal Artillery from 1938
Date of birth: 1918
Date of death: 04/10/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Mook War Cemetery Limburg Netherlands and commemorated on Staple Hill War Memorial
Age: 26
Further information:
Frederick Donald Robinett (spelt incorrectly with an ‘e’ on memorial).
Son of an iron moulder, he had an older sister. In September 1944 the 1st Dorsets supported the Guards Armoured Division in their initial advance to relieve the Allied airborne troops who had captured the bridges on the way to Arnhem. This operation failed and they had to move to low-lying land between Arnhem and Nijmegen and defend the area from recapture. They endured fierce fighting and suffered massive casualties, of which Frederick was one. He was initially reported as wounded then subsequently as missing presumed killed in action.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/history/second+world+war/the+dorsetshire+regiment/the+first+battalion