Reginald Thomas John Robbins
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: South Wales Borderers
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 30313
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Robbins
Home address: 3 Fox Avenue, Pentwynmawr, Newbridge, Newport, Monmouthshire
Pre-war occupation: Tin Worker
Date of birth: 1895
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 30/09/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
Reginald, also known as Thomas, was born in Kingswood, the son of a general labourer and the eldest child of six with four brothers and a sister.
Reginald's regiment (the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers) mobilised to Cape Helles Turkey in April 1915 taking part in the Battles of Helles and Suvla. After the allied defeat, they were moved to France in March 1916 and took part in the Battles of the Somme, Arras and Ypres. Reginald was wounded during the Third Battle of Ypres and died of his wounds at the Canada Farm dressing station located not far from Ypres.
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/
Some information supplied by Kingswood Heritage Museum