Robert Farrell

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Edinburgh
  • Service no: 16790
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
  • Unit/Ship: 7th/8th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 23.07.1918
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Soissons Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no:

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Alice Farrell

  • Children:

    5 children

More about Robert Farrell

Robert has no known grave but is remembered on the Soissons Memorial.

Robert Farrell   16790   King’s Own Scottish Borderers

FARRELL___Pte., Robert Farrell, No. 16790 K.O.S.B., reported missing on 23rd July.  Mr Farrell, 9 Derby Street, Dundee, inquires.

Dundee People’s Journal 14th September 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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