Maurice Joseph Emile Robert was born in Maubeuge, France on 19 January 1893.[2]
Robert began his military service on 7 April 1913 as an artilleryman.[3] On 16 August 1914, as World War I roared into being, Robert was transferred to aviation duty, being posted to Escadrille DO.22, a Dorand DO.1 squadron.[2]
In May 1915, he was sent for pilot's training. On 26 December 1915, he was granted Military Pilot's Brevet. He would spend more than a year in advanced instruction before being posted to Escadrille C.61 as a Caudron pilot on 3 February 1916. He was shifted to a Nieuport fighter squadron, Escadrille N.92, on 3 May 1917. On the 24th of that month, he shot down a Fokker Eindekker in a victory shared by Gustave Daladier. He shot down two more later in 1917, and was awarded the Médaille Militaire after his third victory.[2]
On 29 January 1918, he was promoted to Adjutant.[4] He shot down two more German airplanes that year, with his fifth victory on 30 June making him an ace. He was killed in action on 19 July 1918.[2]
