Henry was educated at Owens College, Manchester and qualified in 1899. He was senior house-surgeon at Southport Infirmary and before joining the R.A.M.C. was in practice as house-surgeon at the Infirmary at Birkenhead, and subsequently was honarary medical officer of Birkenhead Children's Trust Hospital. He gained a commission within the R.A.M.C. in 1914 and entered the war in France on 14th May 1915. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. After a raid in the enemy trenches, he twice crawled out in broad daylight to assist wounded men under fire. They were brought in at night." Henry was on board the Hired Transport "Transylvania", when it was proceeding to Egypt with reinforcements, and was sunk by a torpedo by the German U-boat U-63 off Cape Vado, a few kilometres south of Savona. He was the son of Henry Robinson; and the husband of E J S Robinson of 65 Dollis Park, Church End, Finchley, Middlesex.