Great War Dundee
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David Miller Robertson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 101860
- Rank: Air Mechanic 1st Class
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
- Unit/Ship: 99th Squadron
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 19
- Date of Death: 19.02.1919
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: II.C.4.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 18 South Wellington St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Barbara Robertson, 18 Wellington St, Dundee
- Father:
James A. Robertson, 18 Wellington St, Dundee
- Siblings:
James
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about David Miller Robertson
David was the brother of Driver James Robertson, T4/237299, 50th Divisional Train, Royal Army Service Corps, who died of disease, 13.02.1919.
David Miller Robertson 101860 Royal Air Force
DEATH OF SOLDIER BROTHERS.
Mr and Mrs James A. Robertson, 18 South Wellington Street, Dundee, received news last week from France of the death of their second eldest son, James A. Robertson, who was a farrier in the R.A.S.C., and now comes the sad intelligence of the death of their second youngest son, 1st Air Mechanic David Robertson. Both succumbed to pneumonia following influenza. Another son, Sergt. W. Robertson, is with the R.A.M.C. in France, having been mobilised along with James with his Territorial unit in 1914.
Dundee People’s Journal 1st March 1919
SOLDIER BROTHERS SUCCUMB TO INFLUENZA.
Mr and Mrs James A. Robertson, 18 South Wellington Street, Dundee, received news last week from France of the
death of their second eldest son, James A. Robertson, who was a farrier in the R.A.S.C., and now comes the sad intelligence of the death of their second youngest son, 1st Air Mechanic David Robertson. Both succumbed to pneumonia following influenza.
Arbroath Herald 28th January 1919
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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