Eric Jack Robbens

A Sapper with 135 Mechanical Equipment Company, Eric died on 15th of April 1943 at the age of 19. 

Eris was born at Lowestoft on 3 June 1923, a son of Herbert George and Ethel May Robbens. On 8 July 1923 he was baptised at Saint Michael's Church, Oulton, and his family lived at Kemps (Camps) Heath. In 1939 his family lived at 76 Bridge Road, Oulton, Lowestoft, and Eric was a factory hand at a box factory.

Eric enlisted in the Roya Engineers on 26 June 1942. He joined 135 Mechanical Equipment Company on 14 August 1942 and embarked, wit his unit, for North Africa, on 26 November 1942 and arrived there on 12 December 1942.  

Eric died as the result of an accident while on duty.