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Record #9078
Name :
: Horace Edgar ROBBINS (1917 - 1946)


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Date of Birth
: 1917 (approx.)

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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 Jul 1946
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Cochrane, Timmins
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1924
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Franconia

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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn 1924, Horace Edgar Robbins, 7 years, arrived at Halifax, NS with a group of Middlemore children en route to Halifax, NS.

Horace and his sisters, Gladys, 14 years, and Daisy, 9 years, arrived in Canada together in 1924. Horace and Gladys were placed with the Cameron family in River Denys, NS. Both were considered adopted children of the family and by all accounts had a very good life.

Horace married Betty Isabelle MacDonald about 1938 in Sydney, NS. The family came to Northern Ontario, first living in Kirkland Lake, then in Timmins, where Horace worked in the local gold mines. Horace was a Private with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise?s) and served overseas during WWII. He died in Timmins on 18 July 1946 at the age of 29.

The Daily Press, Timmins, Ontario
Friday, July 19, 1946
?I?m Sick?; Soldier Dies; Serviceman Gets Bed for One Hour
Private Horace Edgar Robbins, 61 Rea street N., a Timmins soldier on disembarkation leave after returning from overseas in the latter part of June, walked alone into St. Mary?s Hospital at approximately 10:30 last night and said ?I?m sick?. A little more than an hour later he died.
Cause of the death was unknown. Holding of a post-mortem to determine the reason is pending an answer from military authorities notified this morning by Dr. J.B. McClinton, D.V.A. doctor in Timmins.
Robbins had returned from overseas in the latter part of June and was in Timmins spending his disembarkation leave with his wife at 61 Rea street N. He was due to report back to M.D. 2 at Toronto August 7.
Doctors were unable to give a definite cause for his death after Robbins had entered the hospital unaided and claimed he was sick. He died shortly before midnight last night.
The body was taken to Walker?s Funeral Home where a post-mortem is expected to be conducted as soon as an answer is received from military authorities.
According to his wife interviewed at her home this morning, Mr. Robbins had shown no signs of illness since returning home in June. When he left home Wednesday night he was in apparent good health, Mrs. Robbins said. She said he had not returned home since Wednesday night.
With the Glengary Highlanders overseas, Mr. Robbins had been with the occupation forces in Germany.
A resident of Timmins for five years, he came here from Kirkland Lake where he was employed at the Kirkland Lake Gold Mine. Before going overseas he worked at the McIntyre. He was 29.
Born in Birmingham, England, he came to Canada when he was nine years of age and had lived at River Denys, N.S. before coming to Northern Ontario. His marriage to the former Betty McDonald took place eight years ago at Sydney, N.S.
Surviving besides his widow are two small sons, Charles and Donald, a sister, Mrs. Allan Levy of Halifax, and a brother, Samuel, of Caterham, England.
The body is resting at Walker?s Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are not complete.

The Daily Press, Timmins, Ontario
Saturday, July 20, 1946
Hold Post Mortem for Late Soldier
Funeral services under Canadian Legion auspices will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o?clock in the chapel of Walker?s Funeral Home for Pte. Horace Edgar Robbins, 29, 61 Rea street N., who died in St. Mary?s Hospital Thursday night, a little over an hour after he had walked in and complained of being sick.
Adjutant Douglas Church of the Salvation Army will officiate at the services with interment following in the veterans plot of the Timmins cemetery. A firing party from Monteith internment camp will provide formal military honors at the graveside.
A postmortem examination will be conducted this afternoon to determine exact cause of the soldier?s death. Friends of the returned veteran, who was on his disembarkation leave after landing back in Canada in June, claimed he appeared to be well only an hour before he entered St. Mary?s Hospital and claimed to be sick. A military doctor, previously scheduled to arrive for the post-mortem, will not be present. The post-mortem will be conducted by Dr. R.P. Smith.
Surviving Pte. Robbins are his widow and two sons, Charles and Donald.
Pte. Robbins will occupy the last grave in the Legion plot in Timmins cemetery, Austin Neame, divisional commander of the Canadian Legion, said this morning.
A new plot containing 300 graves was surveyed recently and the Legion expects that the town bulldozer will be engaged in levelling the area some time this week.

The Daily Press, Timmins, Ontario
Monday, July 22, 1946
Hold Post Mortem for Late Soldier
Funeral services under Canadian Legion auspices were held Sunday afternoon at two o?clock in the chapel of Walker?s Funeral Home for Pte. Horace Edgar Robbins, 29, 61 Rea street N., who died in St. Mary?s Hospital Thursday night, a little over an hour after he had walked in and complained of being sick.
Adjutant Douglas Church of the Salvation Army officiated at the services with interment following in the veterans plot of the Timmins cemetery. A firing party from Monteith internment camp provided formal military honors at the graveside.
A postmortem examination was conducted Saturday afternoon to determine exact cause of the soldier?s death. Friends of the returned veteran, who was on his disembarkation leave after landing back in Canada in June, claimed he appeared to be well only an hour before he entered St. Mary?s Hospital and claimed to be sick.
Surviving Pte. Robbins are his widow and two sons, Charles and Donald.

The Daily Press, Timmins, Ontario
Monday, July 22, 1946
Soldier Died of Thrombosis
Private Horace Edgar Robbins, 29, of 61 Rea street N., repatriated veteran of occupational forces in Germany, died as the result of a recent coronary thrombosis, Dr. H.L. Minthorn, coroner, announced today.
A post mortem was held Saturday afternoon to determine the cause of the death of the Timmins soldier who died in St. Mary?s Hospital Thursday night, a little more than an hour after he had walked unaided into the hospital and claimed he was sick.
?Results of the post mortem showed Pte. Robbins died of a recent coronary thrombosis? Dr. Minthorn stated, ?brought on by his strenuous overseas service with the Army?.
Funeral services under the auspices of the Canadian Legion were held yesterday afternoon in the chapel of Walker?s Funeral Home with Adjutant Douglas Church of the Salvation Army officiating. Military rites were performed at the graveside in the Legion plot at the Timmins cemetery by members of Branch 88 of the Canadian Legion and a firing party from Monteith Guard Company No. 23.
Pallbearers were Comrades W. Pennington, W. Milne, W. McFarlane, W. Dixon, C. Sullivan and A. Cain.
Impressive funeral rites at the graveside, attended by a large gathering, were under the direction of Lieut. J.C. Steadman of Monteith, with the firing party headed by Sgt. Young.
Members of the firing party were Cpl. Wynne, Cpl. McWade, Cpl. Donaldson, Cpl. Melville, Pte. Sykula, Pte. McQueen, Pte. Tallon, Pte. Roy, Pte. Fordy, Pte. Carroll, Pte. Gillis, Pte. Mason and Pte. Strickson.
Lou Dickinson of the Timmins Canadian Legion branch was bugler.
Canadian Legion officials expressed their appreciation of the fine showing of the Monteith firing party at the funeral, commenting specially on the perfect timing of the vollies during the burial rites.
Surviving Pte. Robbins are his widow, the former Bette MacDonald, and two sons, Charles and Donald, of 61 Rea street N. 
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4332 JONES, Joseph1914ENG, WOR, Dudley May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
14874 LOAT, Albert Leslie1915ENG,    , Warwick May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
14875 LOAT, Elizabeth A M1910ENG,    , Warwick May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
10410 LOAT, Ernest William1912ENG,    , Warwick May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
9083 ROBBINS, Daisy1915ENG,     May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
9080 ROBBINS, Gladys1910ENG,     May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
9078 ROBBINS, Horace Edgar1917ENG,     May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
10427 RUDGE, Arthur Harold1910ENG,    , St Marylebone May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
10409 TAYSUM, Eva1913ENG,    , Bromyard May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore