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Cpl. John Charles Robinson
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:171 Conway Street, Belfast
John Robinson was born in Drogheda in 1877. His father, Robert Robinson, was from Ligoniel and was a mill engineer. The family moved back to Belfast and John married Elizabeth Moody in 1905. The couple had 8 children and at the outbreak of WW1 were living at 171 Conway Street, Belfast. John fought in and survived the fighting on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He later became a Military Policeman. He returned to Belfast and lived at 333 Cupar Street. He belonged to Albert Street Presbyterian Church. He died aged 75 in 1952.