Warrant Officer II Field Security Section
2nd NZ Division
Served in the Middle East and Italy on return from service was elected to the (1946) executive of the Stratford RSA.
Later became president, later the establishment committee of the Stratford RSA Club as chairman, later as chairman Stratford - Taranaki Patriotic Council (1962), then to the National Patriotic Fund Board which involvement he spent 28 years. Received the RSA Gold Star Award in recognition of his outstanding service. He spared no effort in furthering the welfare of ex servicemen and their families since the war.
1968 he received the MBE member of the British Empire Medal. 1983 Most Worthy Citizen Award from the Stratford Rotary Club and other organisations, was in earlier years a member of this establishment committee of the Avon Primary School, Stratford, and attended many Working Bees at the school.
Robbie was manager of the Stratford Branch of the Taranaki Daily News and joined the paper staff in 1938.
In 1942 he left to join the armed forces. Robbie spent 13 years as a member of the Taranaki Hospital Board.
He was survived by his wife Eunice and five children, four boys and a girl.
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