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In Remembrance of
Robert Henry Burkin

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Date of birth: 27th August 1912
Place of birth: Riverhead, Kent, England
Parents: George and Daisy Burkin
Wife: Veronica Burkin
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: CH/X 692
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Robert was born on 27th August 1912 in Riverhead, Kent to parents George and Daisy Burkin. He was the husband of Veronica Burkin, of Leicester. He was 28 years old at the time of his loss.



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Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England

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Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
His sister, Mrs D.L. Randell (photo, 2001)