Hugh was educated at The London Hospital, entering the college in 1905, he qualified L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. in April, 1912. He then held appointments in the Hospital of Clinical Assistant to the outpatient Dept., Emergency Officer, and House surgeon. He obtained a commission at the rank of lieutenant in the R.A.M.C., T.F. on 10th April 1915, and was promoted to Captain in 1916. He joined the 5th London Field Ambulance. It is believed that at some point he served attached to the 1/21st London Regiment. Hugh was awarded the Military Cross on 14th November 1916: “For attending the wounded, with great courage and skill, quite regardless of personal danger. He had, on many previous occasions, displayed the greatest bravery." During 1917, while Acting-Major, he was awarded a Bar to the M.C. He had not long joined the Medical Service of the R.A.F., where he was Medical Officer to the 9th Wing, when he was killed in an aeroplane accident at Mons. Hugh was the second on of Dr. and Mrs. H. Shapter Robinson of "Crantock" Denham Road, Epsom, Surrey.