Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Cummings Robertson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1916
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 31300
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 21
- Date of Death: 25.08.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Vis-En-Artois Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 3
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 62 Ferry Road, Dundee
- Occupation: Butcher, Mr Mudie, Princes St, Dundee
- Mother:
Mary Ann Robertson, 62 Ferry Rd, Dundee
- Father:
A. Robertson, 62 Ferry Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
David
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Cummings Robertson
Son of Mr & Mrs A. Robertson, 62 Ferry Rd, Dundee.
William Robertson 31300 Royal Scots
Mr and Mrs A. Robertson, 62 Ferry Road, Dundee, have received official intimation that their son, Private William Robertson, Royal Scots, was killed in action on 25th August. Private Robertson enlisted in 1916, and was formerly employed as a butcher with Mr Mudie, Princess Street. An elder brother, David, is serving in Salonika.
Dundee Courier 19th September 1918
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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