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Born in London on 31 December 1891, the 4th son of Richard Atkinson Robinson, a chemist, of Putney, London, Thistle was educated at St Paul’s School, London before winning a Scholarship to Corpus to read Classics: he was also Secretary of Hockey 1913-1914. He did not finish his degree as, as a member of the University Contingent of the Officers’ Training Corps he was called up in September 1914. He served i n France and Italy, was wounded in 1917 and his MC was awarded posthumously on 8 March 1919.