Caberet Rouge British Cemetery, Pas de Calais

Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 31 May 1918

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 24 May 1918

Roll of Honour. The very many friends of Corporal Harry C Robinson of the Royal Garrison Artillery will regret to hear that yesterday his parents, who reside at 13 Garden Lane, received a letter from the Major of their son's battery informing them that he had been killed in action. This popular soldier was 25 and will be remembered as being for 12 years employed by Mr H J Berry of Waterloo Street, he was an Old National and also a well known member of the Primitive Methodist Church and of the Jersey Mechanics Institute, the flag of which is being flown at half-mast. He had been in France some 8 months as a gun layer and a most cheerful letter was received from him on Tuesday, so that the shock to the parents on receiving the following letter can be imagined. The letter reads "Dear Mrs Robinson, I am very grieved to inform you of the death of your son and I hope you will accept the sympathy of myself and the men of the Battery. Your son is a loss both to myself and to his Country and one which will be very hard to replace. He was every inch a soldier and a very brave and gallant man. He died at his gun and his end was very quick, I do not think he suffered any pain. I am sorry I cannot give you the name of the place where he is buried, but if you write to the War Office they will supply you with the information. We, his comrades, again offer you our deepest sympathy.

I remain, Yours sincerely,

P WEEKS, Major RFA. BEF 19 May 1918".

All who knew the late highly respected Corporal will join us when we tender the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy.