Pinner Local History Society – William Leefe Robinson

Pinner Village Hall Chapel Lane, Pinner

David Marks will give a talk called “William Leefe Robinson VC and the First Blitz.” William Leefe Robinson was the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Cuffley in 1916 during the First World War. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross.  He was himself shot down and captured in 1917.  He…