The life and times of this man have been unfortunately lost over the years, and the only testament to his war service can be found on the town memorial itself and on the headstone a modest grave tucked away in a far corner of St. Oswald’s churchyard.

          Robert was a Corporal in the (Prince of Wales Own) West Yorkshire Regiment but at some point was wounded during the war on active service.  This wound must have been so severe that he was released from the Armed Services and sent back to Filey; two years after the war had ended he succumbed to these wounds and was buried where he lies today.  He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (C.W.G.C.) but they did not pay for his headstone and so consequently his final resting does not have the standard war grave appearance.  These discrepancies have made it virtually impossible to provide any more information than what has already been given except that Robert was married to Vera and the couple lived in Filey up until the time of Robert’s death.