Robin Christopher John Whitehead
Person details
| Forename(s) | Robin Christopher John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Whitehead |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Rifle Brigade |
| Age | 20 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Western Europe > Italy |
| Date of Death | 20/06/1944 |
| Year of Entry | 1937 |
| House Letter | F |
| School Notes | Birt Speech Prize; Literary Society; Shop Secretary |
| Comments | One of three close friends all killed in the summer of 1944 - Robin Whitehead, John Foreshew, Robin Ellis |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 7th (1st Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn |
| Prefect | Senior Prefect |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Italy > Assisi |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | - |
| Prep School | St Piran's |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | November 19 1944. Killed in action in Italy in June 1944, Robin Christopher John Whitehead, Lt., Rifle Bde, (E) (Hedgecock's-Southam's, F, 1937-41). Robin Whitehead had not been at Radley for more than two or three terms before it was obvious that he would one day be Senior Prefect. Not naturally either a scholar or an athlete, he made himself both during his strenuous life of public service in the College, and to everything that he set himself to do, he gave his inexhaustible energy. He won the Birt Speech Prize; he was the Secretary of the Literary Society, Secretary of Shop, and a member of the Rugby XV and of the VIII. Fearless, uncompromising, downright, he let nothing dismay or deter him, and yet he inspired in all who knew him even more affection that respect, for he had a very warm heart, a very real gift of sympathy, and the power of laughing at himself and of seeing the humour of any situation. The 'Eastbournian' pays him a tribute that will be welcomed and endorsed by all Radleians who knew him, when it says that he 'did so much as Senior Prefect to ensure happy co-operation between the two schools', and we were fortunate indeed to have in some of the darkest days of the war, one who combined with 'elan vital' and singleness of purpose, such tact, understanding and good sense. The memory of his example, of what he did for Radley and of what he was to countless friends, will remain in our hearts a source of encouragement and inspiration. |
| Service Number | 245348 |
| Place of Birth |
