Casualty of the Great War,Robert was a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.
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Son of Robert Dobbyn and Annette
Lieutenant Dobbyn died on a solo training flight on 23rd of November 1916. After taking off from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in Middlesex, his plane immediately encountered difficulties and went into a nose dive. Several officers also witnessed the crash but their valiant efforts to extricate Robert from the burning wreckage proved unsuccessful, and he died upon admission to hospital.
He was buried with full military honours in a private graveyard attached to the family home at Ballinakill House.
Contributor: Wertypop (46806984)
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Son of Robert Dobbyn and Annette
Lieutenant Dobbyn died on a solo training flight on 23rd of November 1916. After taking off from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in Middlesex, his plane immediately encountered difficulties and went into a nose dive. Several officers also witnessed the crash but their valiant efforts to extricate Robert from the burning wreckage proved unsuccessful, and he died upon admission to hospital.
He was buried with full military honours in a private graveyard attached to the family home at Ballinakill House.
Contributor: Wertypop (46806984)
Casualty of the Great War,Robert was a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.
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Son of Robert Dobbyn and Annette
Lieutenant Dobbyn died on a solo training flight on 23rd of November 1916. After taking off from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in Middlesex, his plane immediately encountered difficulties and went into a nose dive. Several officers also witnessed the crash but their valiant efforts to extricate Robert from the burning wreckage proved unsuccessful, and he died upon admission to hospital.
He was buried with full military honours in a private graveyard attached to the family home at Ballinakill House.
Contributor: Wertypop (46806984)
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Son of Robert Dobbyn and Annette
Lieutenant Dobbyn died on a solo training flight on 23rd of November 1916. After taking off from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in Middlesex, his plane immediately encountered difficulties and went into a nose dive. Several officers also witnessed the crash but their valiant efforts to extricate Robert from the burning wreckage proved unsuccessful, and he died upon admission to hospital.
He was buried with full military honours in a private graveyard attached to the family home at Ballinakill House.
Contributor: Wertypop (46806984)
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