Rushden Echo, 6th April 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
Military Funeral at Stanwick
The Late Private E. Robins – Death After Service at The Front
The death of Pte Edgar Robins took place on Tuesday, March 29th, at Cheltenham, from pneumonia, following wounds received in action in France on February 17th. The deceased soldier, who was in the Northants Regt., was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Robins, of Stanwick. He was 20 years old, and had served about 18 months at the front. The coffin was brought by military escort on Sunday last to Irthlingborough railway station, and the funeral rook place on Monday, the Rev. C. Rodmore, of Broughton, officiating. The flad at the school was at half-mast, and a large number attended the funeral. The coffin was draped with the Union Jack, and there were many beautiful wreaths. The bearers were Messrs. F. Gates, F. Jellis, and H. Freeman, three soldiers on leave, and three soldiers from the Higham V.A.D. Hospital. The coffin was brought from Irthlingborough station in Mr. Lovell’s motor.
The late Pte. Robins, before becoming a soldier, was a member of a Bible Class and Church Lads Brigade. A wreath was sent from the hospital at Cheltenham in which he died, and a letter expressing the deepest sympathy of all at the hospital to his family. The letter says: “I think you will like to hear there was a military escort to the station with the hearse, and a great many of the patients followed behind. Some were on crutches and some in bath chairs. The Doctor and myself (the commandant) also followed. Everyone was so fond of your son, and the sisters would have done anything for him. He was always so bright and cheerful.”
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