OBITUARY
DR. W. B. ROBINSON
Cabled advice was received yesterday of the death in London of Dr. W. 1 Boresford Robinson, formerly of Christcluirch. Dr. Robinson, who was tho • elder son of Mr William Robinson, of Ricearton, was an old boy of the Boys' High School, where, he was captain of the Cadets and senior monitor. Ho went to London in 1807 to study medicine at Guy's, and after a brilliant career as a student ho became president of tho resident staff. Prior to the war lie was practising in Surrey, but he volunteered for military duty, and was appointed officer in charge of tho officers' hospital n t tho 2nd London General Hospital in Chelsea. It wns while on this duty that he contracted the illness of which lie died. Hi s brother Lieutenant E. A. Robinson, recently rel turned invalided to New Zealand. Dr. V. B. Robinson, who was 29 years of n ; ge, loaves a wife and one child.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16211, 14 May 1918, Page 6
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