Franks Robinson

Franks Robinson
Personal information
Full name	Franks Lubbock Robinson
Born	30 March 1886; Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died	5 November 1949 (aged 63); Saint Brélade, Jersey
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Great Britain ; ( Ireland)
Olympic Games

Group Captain Franks Lubbock Robinson DSO MC DFC ADC (30 March 1886 – 5 November 1949) was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and a decorated officer of the Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force.^[1]

Robinson was educated at Edinburgh House School and St Columba's College in Dublin. In 1908, he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.

Previously a teacher who was master at Eton College, Robinson commissioned in the Royal Marines Artillery in 1914.^[1] In September 1915, he received the Military Cross while serving with the Artillery in Ypres,^[1] "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Artillery Observing Officer."^[2] He later transferred into the army's Royal Flying Corps in 1916, became a pilot, and served with them in France and Belgium, then from 1917 in Mesopotamia (later Iraq) where he transferred next year to the new Royal Air Force.^[1] He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1921.^[3]

In 1933, he was appointed an aide-de-camp to King George V.^[4] He retired in 1939.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Franks Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "No. 29286". The London Gazette. 3 September 1915. p. 8842.
^ "No. 32501". The London Gazette. 28 October 1921. p. 8496.
^ "No. 33907". The London Gazette. 31 January 1933. p. 676.
^ "No. 34643". The London Gazette. 7 July 1939. p. 4667.

External links

Frank Robinson at Olympedia
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franks Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.