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Cook Robert Gordon “Robbie” Abrams
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Cook Robert Gordon “Robbie” Abrams Veteran

Birth
Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Death
24 May 1941 (aged 26)
At Sea
Monument
Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Panel 57, Column 3.
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Date of birth: 25th August 1914
Place of birth: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents: Ernest and Susan Abrams
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Cook
Service Number: P/MX 64885
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)

Robbie, as he was known, was born on 25th August 1914 to Ernest and Susan Abrams of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. His father is believed to have been a salvage diver and later a foyboatman. Robbie was the eldest of four children born between 1914 and 1920: Robert Gordon, Mary Ellen, William Thomas and Ernest junior.

Robbie is known to have worked as a painter and decorator. He was also known to have been a great piano player. The 1939 census show the entire family - both parents, Robbie and his three siblings - living in Victoria Road, Middlesborough. He is known to have volunteered for Royal Navy service in early 1940. He was 26 years old at the time of his loss.
Date of birth: 25th August 1914
Place of birth: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents: Ernest and Susan Abrams
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Cook
Service Number: P/MX 64885
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)

Robbie, as he was known, was born on 25th August 1914 to Ernest and Susan Abrams of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. His father is believed to have been a salvage diver and later a foyboatman. Robbie was the eldest of four children born between 1914 and 1920: Robert Gordon, Mary Ellen, William Thomas and Ernest junior.

Robbie is known to have worked as a painter and decorator. He was also known to have been a great piano player. The 1939 census show the entire family - both parents, Robbie and his three siblings - living in Victoria Road, Middlesborough. He is known to have volunteered for Royal Navy service in early 1940. He was 26 years old at the time of his loss.

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  • Maintained by: J. C. Clark
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56685617/robert_gordon-abrams: accessed ), memorial page for Cook Robert Gordon “Robbie” Abrams (25 Aug 1914–24 May 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56685617, citing Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England; Maintained by J. C. Clark (contributor 47094715).