Robert Coull

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
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  • Rank: Deck Hand
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  • Regiment/Service: H.M. Trawler Columba
  • Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine Reserve
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death: 48
  • Date of Death: 10.03.1918
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Barnhill Cemetery, Broughty Ferry
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: O.1.287.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: Waverley Buildings, 98 King Street, Broughty Ferry.
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  • Mother:
  • Father:

    William Coull, Ferryden, Montrose

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Joan Knight Coull, 98 King St, Broughty Ferry

  • Children:

More about Robert Coull

Robert Coull was the son of Mr William Coull of Ferryden, Montrose and was married to Mrs Joan Knight Coull of 98 King Street, Broughty Ferry. He was a member of the Mercantile Marine Reserve made up of Merchant Seamen who accepted service under the Naval Discipline Act. HM Trawler Columba was sunk by mine laid by the German submarine UC-40 off May Island, Firth of Forth when she was on tow from Dundee to Rosyth although some reports state that Granton was the destination and five crew were lost in the explosion. Robert Coull’s body was recovered and he is buried in the Barnhill Cemetery, Broughty Ferry. His Death Scroll and Death Plaque are held by the McManus Galleries. His name is also on the St James Church Memorial, Broughty Ferry which records his service as Boom

Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie

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