Kipper VC – The life and times of Rear Admiral Eric Robinson VC 1882-1965 – Part 2

Carl Clayton has written two very interesting and informative articles about Rear Admiral Eric Robinson, a hero in World War One and World War Two, which I am sure will be enjoyed by many of our readers. Admiral Robinson is certainly another in the line of great naval heroes, established by the education and tradition of the Victorian and Edwardian Navy, and who deserve not to be forgotten! Chapter 5 has been revised in the light of new information discovered by Steve Mills about Eric Robinson’s involvement in the secret Distantly Controlled Boats section of the Royal Navy between 1917 and 1918.

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Kipper VC – The life and times of Rear Admiral Eric Robinson VC – 1882-1965 – Part 1

Carl Clayton has written two very interesting and informative articles about Rear Admiral Eric Robinson, a hero in World War One and World War Two, which I am sure will be enjoyed by many of our readers. Admiral Robinson is certainly another in the line of great naval heroes, established by the education and tradition of the Victorian and Edwardian Navy, and who deserve not to be forgotten!

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