Another of the North Africa campaign casualties, Richard belonged to the Royal Army Medical Corps and was either an orderly or, more likely, a stretcher bearer.  He did not die in action like many of his comrades as his death is recorded as being in La Reunion Field Hospital, Algeria from a ‘double rupture’.  This is effectively an extremely serious hernia which could have caused death.  More likely is that the wound became infected or that he developed peritonitis as a result of surgery on it. Richard was buried in La Reunion War Cemetery.

          He was the son of Richard and Mary Robinson of Filey.