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'''John Yate Robinson''' (August 6, 1885 — August 23, 1916) was a [[field hockey]] player, who won a gold medal with the [[England|English]] team at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. |
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He was educated at [[Radley College]] and [[Merton College, Oxford]], where he received an MA. He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it. |
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He became a Captain in the [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] in 1914, and served at [[Gallipoli]] and in [[Mesopotamia]]. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the [[Military Cross]]. |
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He died at [[Roehampton]], from wounds he had received in action at [[El Hannah]] in Mesopotamia. |
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*''Radley College Register 1847-1962'', 1965. |
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John Yate Robinson (August 6, 1885 — August 23, 1916) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
He was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford, where he received an MA. He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it.
He became a Captain in the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914, and served at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross.
He died at Roehampton, from wounds he had received in action at El Hannah in Mesopotamia.
References
- Radley College Register 1847-1962, 1965.
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- 1885 births
- 1916 deaths
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- North Staffordshire Regiment officers
- English field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain
- Old Radleians
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British field hockey Olympic medallist stubs