Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1914 Robb pamwe chete neboka rake rakarongedzerwa hondo uye rakanyorwa sevakapinda munhandare yemabasa (kureva France) muna April 1915. Akapiwa Military Cross achishumira neNorthumberland Fusiliers. Paaiva kuWestern Front nechikwata chake, Kaputeni Robb akanyorwa senhengo inoshingaira uye yakakurumbira ye4th Battalion the Northumberland Fusiliers. Akatopiwa chinzvimbo chenguva pfupi chetezvara mukuru uye akatungamirira battalion mu
Hondo yeSt Quentin musi wa 21 Kurume 1918; panguva yehondo iyi yakanyanya kuomarara akakuvadzwa uye akaburitswa.