George Hugh Robbins
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is located on Southsea Common. There are 24,593 identified casualties listed of which 10,000 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York (future King George VI) on 15th October 1924
Memorial DetailDied 31/05/1916 Battle of Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Next of kin address Sussex England The Stables, Selham House Petworth England Mother Elizabeth Robbins Father Levi Robbins More info George Hugh Robbins was one of two sons from Selham House who died in the war. George was the son of the chauffeur; the other, Francis Charles Lacaita, was the son of the house’s owner. George was only just 16 and had served for just 6 months when he was lost with his ship in the Battle of Jutland.