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Lance Corporal Lennox Archibald Robertson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-10-05
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Dr. Archibald Robertson, Father, Lennoxville, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): College Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-02
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 110482
Highest Rank: Lance Corporal
Rank detail

Lance Corporal (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Lennoxville, Quebec
Awards

Distinguished Conduct Medal
Description: For conspicuous gallantry. He went out in view of the enemy and under heavy shell and rifle fire, and successfully established communications, using a shell hole as telephone station.
Date of award: 1916-06-21
Source: London Gazette via Riddle & Mitchell.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595634
LAC ID: 614582
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8363-S023
Uploader's Notes:

Son of E. A. Robertson, M.D., and Edna F. Robertson (nee Johnston), of 4144 Dorchester St. West, Westmount, Quebec. Also commemorated on the Sherbrooke, Quebec, Memorial. Served with 5th Division Corps Guides.

His Circumstances of Death card indicates: ""Killed in Action" While in charge of a guard at the south west end of MAPLE COPSE he was killed by an enemy shell." The reverse side says his body was left at a point (on map) sheet 28.I.23.b.9.2.

Was a student of Bishop's University and is remembered on their website, "BU remembers".

Uploader's Research notes: [Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal For conspicuous gallantry. He went out in view of the enemy and under heavy shell and rifle fire, and successfully established communications, using a shell hole as telephone station. ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-23