Peter William Robbens

A Gunner with 58 Medium Regiment, Peter died on 29th of May 1940 at the age of 19. 

Peter was born at Lowestoft in 1920, a son of Bertie James William Robbens and of Ethel May Robbens. In 1921 his family lived at 6 Kirkley Park Road, Lowestoft. Later his parents lived at Kempton Lodge, Beccles Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft.

Peter enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1939. After training in Hampshire his regiment went to France in January 1940 as part of the British Expeditionary Force. In May they served with 50th Division, at Aix Noulette, France, and then with 3 Corps at Oudenarde, Belgium. On 25 May they were at Wervicq, France. On 26 May they were ordered to destroy their remaining guns and withdraw to Dunkirk. 

Peter was reported missing in action on 27 May 1940. Royal Artillery casualty cards show that he died 'at sea, France' on 29 May 1940. From this was can infer that he got to Dunkirk and was evacuated but the vessel that he was on, details not known, was sunk.