Private Robert Robertson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1878-04-04
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Jane M. Robertson, wife, 75 Stewart Terrace, Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-11-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 428697
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lance Corporal, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack at Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1595637
LAC ID:
614676
Service file: B8364-S063
Uploader's Notes: Prior service with 11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada. Son of the late William and Ann Ramsay Robertson, of 2, Gorgie Cottages, Edinburgh; husband of Jane Moffat Robertson, of 5, Thistle Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. Served 9 years in India and in the South African Campaign with the Black Watch.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-12-18