ROBSON, Sergeant John D., 23 Middle Street, Spittal, Berwick-on-Tweed.
Enlisted October 10th, 1914. Promoted Corporal December 23rd, 1914. Sergeant February, 1915. Qualified in Musketry at Strensall Course, August, 1916. Left the Battalion June 16th, 1917. Sailed for France: transferred to 6th K.O.Y.L.I.

At Ypres Salient, Glencorse Wood and Inverness Copse. Was gassed and shell shocked in the salient. In 2nd Stationary Hospital in Abbeville, where I had the pleasure of meeting our old friend Captain Betts also in with shell shock.

Later was in 3rd Southern General Hospital in Oxford. He describes his war experiences as “Two years and nine months holiday and three months hell with lid off!”