Henry Robinson 
Born: 15-Apr-1879Died: 17-Jun-1900 Born in St. John's Liverpool (src: Military record)
Killed in action - his father Henry used to say that he was shot between the eyes.
Occupation: Royal marines light infantry
Comments: He served in the Royal marines light infantry, and was killed in the Boxer rebellion in defense of Lecations, Taku Forts at Tientsin near Peking. There is a memorial to those who died from his ship, the H.M.S. Orlando in Victoria Park,Park Road
Portsea, Portsmouth.
Towards the Admiralty arch end of the Mall in London is a statue dedicated to Royal Marines Light Infantry casualties in South Africa and China. On the sides are bas-reliefs of fighting during the siege of Tianjin. Source: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1373/8_50/63986758/print.jhtml
There was a film made about this rebellion called 55 days to Peking starring Charlton Heston.
Quote from letter from May to Mary Ely:
"Grandfather always used to have a saying, as a little boy, he would say to him: "Henry, that head of yours would stop a bullet"
Henry's military records are held in the public records office, Kew, archive ADM159/15. The ships log, detailing all happenings are in archive ADM53.
HMS Orlando:
Was sold to Ward's of Morecombe in 1905.
Heavy Armoured Cruiser
56,000 tonnes
2 x 9" guns
10x6" guns
10x3lb guns
From his military record: 5' 6 3/4" tall.
