Eric Gascoigne Robinson
Eric Gascoigne Robinson (VC, OBE) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 32 years old, and a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 26 February 1915 in the Dardanelles, Turkey, Lieutenant-Commander Robinson of HMS Vengeance was in charge of a demolition party which was landed at Kum Kale. They were held up by heavy fire and Lieutenant-Commander Robinson told his sailors to stay where they were as their white uniforms made them conspicuous, and went on alone with a charge of gun-cotton. He found the A.A. Battery deserted and having blown up one gun, he went back for another charge and blew up the second. He later took part in four attacks on the mine-fields, always under heavy fire.
He later achieved the rank of Rear-Admiral.
Reference
- Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War – Gallipoli (Stephen Snelling, 1995)
- VCs of the First World War – The Naval VCs (Stephen Snelling, 2002)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Hampshire)
This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.