A story of Irvine as told by his brother Robert
Due to his occupation which was classed as essential service, Irvine could have been exempted from military service, but seeing his four brothers in uniform was more than he could handle and he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery and was assigned, first to an anti-aircraft battery and finally to an anti-tank unit.
The adventures of war took him to Italy, France and Germany and he also spent some time in Holland. An incident that happened while he was in Italy is well worth recording for it portrays an awful lot about Irvine.
There was a complement of about twelve men in each detachment in an anti-tank battery to care for and fire a gun. Irvine's detachment was right on the ever Northward shifting front line in Italy and at the end of a particularly wet and cold day they found themselves in the vicinity of an abandoned farm house and the officer in charge thought it would be a welcome change to stay dry for a night and decide they would spend the night in the farmhouse. It so happened that the duty guard had a bad cold and Irvine volunteered to take his place outside guarding the gun. His generosity saved his life, for the Germans, anticipating that someone would be in the farmhouse, destroyed it and everyone in it. Indeed a very unnerving experience.
His military career brought him close to death on numerous occasions. Among his souvenirs were a number of bullets that he had dug out of the jeep that he was driving. Before his army days Irvine had been an avid duck hunter. After the war I hunted with him and I watched with sadness when he recoiled when any shot was fired. The war had let marks that could not be erased.
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Published in the Golden Star
August 18, 1976
Golden, BC
Funeral services for Irvine Clifford Robinson were held from St. Andrew's United Church on Monday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Allan Dixon officiating.
Mr. Robinson passed away Thursday evening, August 11 in his home. He was born in Golden on July 1, 1910 and went to school here. He worked for the C.R.L ad the Forest Service in his young days. He operated a freight boat on the Columbia River for the building o the Big Bend Highway.
When World War II broke out, Irvine joined the Canadian Army and was in the European Campaign from Italy through France ad Belgium. Returning from the war, he went back to the Forest Service and operated his father's trapline at Bush River during the winter.
Irvine resided with and looked after his mother until she passed away two years ago.
Irvine is survived by two brothers, Bud Robinson of Kamloops and Bob Robinson of Nelson. His other two brothers, Everett and LeRoy, were lost during the war and his two sisters, Edna and Elsie, died several years ago.
Pallbearers were Alan Vaughan, Syd Feuz, Dub Dolan, Gordon Dorion, Harold Milum and Chris Van Hoepen. Interment was in Golden Cemetery.
Due to his occupation which was classed as essential service, Irvine could have been exempted from military service, but seeing his four brothers in uniform was more than he could handle and he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery and was assigned, first to an anti-aircraft battery and finally to an anti-tank unit.
The adventures of war took him to Italy, France and Germany and he also spent some time in Holland. An incident that happened while he was in Italy is well worth recording for it portrays an awful lot about Irvine.
There was a complement of about twelve men in each detachment in an anti-tank battery to care for and fire a gun. Irvine's detachment was right on the ever Northward shifting front line in Italy and at the end of a particularly wet and cold day they found themselves in the vicinity of an abandoned farm house and the officer in charge thought it would be a welcome change to stay dry for a night and decide they would spend the night in the farmhouse. It so happened that the duty guard had a bad cold and Irvine volunteered to take his place outside guarding the gun. His generosity saved his life, for the Germans, anticipating that someone would be in the farmhouse, destroyed it and everyone in it. Indeed a very unnerving experience.
His military career brought him close to death on numerous occasions. Among his souvenirs were a number of bullets that he had dug out of the jeep that he was driving. Before his army days Irvine had been an avid duck hunter. After the war I hunted with him and I watched with sadness when he recoiled when any shot was fired. The war had let marks that could not be erased.
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Published in the Golden Star
August 18, 1976
Golden, BC
Funeral services for Irvine Clifford Robinson were held from St. Andrew's United Church on Monday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Allan Dixon officiating.
Mr. Robinson passed away Thursday evening, August 11 in his home. He was born in Golden on July 1, 1910 and went to school here. He worked for the C.R.L ad the Forest Service in his young days. He operated a freight boat on the Columbia River for the building o the Big Bend Highway.
When World War II broke out, Irvine joined the Canadian Army and was in the European Campaign from Italy through France ad Belgium. Returning from the war, he went back to the Forest Service and operated his father's trapline at Bush River during the winter.
Irvine resided with and looked after his mother until she passed away two years ago.
Irvine is survived by two brothers, Bud Robinson of Kamloops and Bob Robinson of Nelson. His other two brothers, Everett and LeRoy, were lost during the war and his two sisters, Edna and Elsie, died several years ago.
Pallbearers were Alan Vaughan, Syd Feuz, Dub Dolan, Gordon Dorion, Harold Milum and Chris Van Hoepen. Interment was in Golden Cemetery.
A story of Irvine as told by his brother Robert
Due to his occupation which was classed as essential service, Irvine could have been exempted from military service, but seeing his four brothers in uniform was more than he could handle and he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery and was assigned, first to an anti-aircraft battery and finally to an anti-tank unit.
The adventures of war took him to Italy, France and Germany and he also spent some time in Holland. An incident that happened while he was in Italy is well worth recording for it portrays an awful lot about Irvine.
There was a complement of about twelve men in each detachment in an anti-tank battery to care for and fire a gun. Irvine's detachment was right on the ever Northward shifting front line in Italy and at the end of a particularly wet and cold day they found themselves in the vicinity of an abandoned farm house and the officer in charge thought it would be a welcome change to stay dry for a night and decide they would spend the night in the farmhouse. It so happened that the duty guard had a bad cold and Irvine volunteered to take his place outside guarding the gun. His generosity saved his life, for the Germans, anticipating that someone would be in the farmhouse, destroyed it and everyone in it. Indeed a very unnerving experience.
His military career brought him close to death on numerous occasions. Among his souvenirs were a number of bullets that he had dug out of the jeep that he was driving. Before his army days Irvine had been an avid duck hunter. After the war I hunted with him and I watched with sadness when he recoiled when any shot was fired. The war had let marks that could not be erased.
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Published in the Golden Star
August 18, 1976
Golden, BC
Funeral services for Irvine Clifford Robinson were held from St. Andrew's United Church on Monday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Allan Dixon officiating.
Mr. Robinson passed away Thursday evening, August 11 in his home. He was born in Golden on July 1, 1910 and went to school here. He worked for the C.R.L ad the Forest Service in his young days. He operated a freight boat on the Columbia River for the building o the Big Bend Highway.
When World War II broke out, Irvine joined the Canadian Army and was in the European Campaign from Italy through France ad Belgium. Returning from the war, he went back to the Forest Service and operated his father's trapline at Bush River during the winter.
Irvine resided with and looked after his mother until she passed away two years ago.
Irvine is survived by two brothers, Bud Robinson of Kamloops and Bob Robinson of Nelson. His other two brothers, Everett and LeRoy, were lost during the war and his two sisters, Edna and Elsie, died several years ago.
Pallbearers were Alan Vaughan, Syd Feuz, Dub Dolan, Gordon Dorion, Harold Milum and Chris Van Hoepen. Interment was in Golden Cemetery.
Due to his occupation which was classed as essential service, Irvine could have been exempted from military service, but seeing his four brothers in uniform was more than he could handle and he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery and was assigned, first to an anti-aircraft battery and finally to an anti-tank unit.
The adventures of war took him to Italy, France and Germany and he also spent some time in Holland. An incident that happened while he was in Italy is well worth recording for it portrays an awful lot about Irvine.
There was a complement of about twelve men in each detachment in an anti-tank battery to care for and fire a gun. Irvine's detachment was right on the ever Northward shifting front line in Italy and at the end of a particularly wet and cold day they found themselves in the vicinity of an abandoned farm house and the officer in charge thought it would be a welcome change to stay dry for a night and decide they would spend the night in the farmhouse. It so happened that the duty guard had a bad cold and Irvine volunteered to take his place outside guarding the gun. His generosity saved his life, for the Germans, anticipating that someone would be in the farmhouse, destroyed it and everyone in it. Indeed a very unnerving experience.
His military career brought him close to death on numerous occasions. Among his souvenirs were a number of bullets that he had dug out of the jeep that he was driving. Before his army days Irvine had been an avid duck hunter. After the war I hunted with him and I watched with sadness when he recoiled when any shot was fired. The war had let marks that could not be erased.
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Published in the Golden Star
August 18, 1976
Golden, BC
Funeral services for Irvine Clifford Robinson were held from St. Andrew's United Church on Monday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Allan Dixon officiating.
Mr. Robinson passed away Thursday evening, August 11 in his home. He was born in Golden on July 1, 1910 and went to school here. He worked for the C.R.L ad the Forest Service in his young days. He operated a freight boat on the Columbia River for the building o the Big Bend Highway.
When World War II broke out, Irvine joined the Canadian Army and was in the European Campaign from Italy through France ad Belgium. Returning from the war, he went back to the Forest Service and operated his father's trapline at Bush River during the winter.
Irvine resided with and looked after his mother until she passed away two years ago.
Irvine is survived by two brothers, Bud Robinson of Kamloops and Bob Robinson of Nelson. His other two brothers, Everett and LeRoy, were lost during the war and his two sisters, Edna and Elsie, died several years ago.
Pallbearers were Alan Vaughan, Syd Feuz, Dub Dolan, Gordon Dorion, Harold Milum and Chris Van Hoepen. Interment was in Golden Cemetery.
Gravesite Details
The British Columbia Genealogical Society, transcribed this cemetery in August 1979 and noted a wooden cross with the name Irvin C. Robinson on it. The cross no longer exists.
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