 He volunteered to enlist in the Navy during World War II, where he was present at D-Day, and returned to Bray's to finish his apprenticeship after the War.In 1946 Robinson moved to Salisbury to work with binder Harry Bailey, eventually going into partnership with him.While in Salisbury he also taught bookbinding part-time at Salisbury College of Art, where he met Olive Trask, whom he married 14 April 1952.