Great War Dundee
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William Robert Robertson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: Clyde Z/4817
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
- Unit/Ship: Howe Battalion, R.N. Div
- Place of Death: 1/1st Midland Casualty Clearing Station, France
- Age at Death: 18
- Date of Death: 19.02.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave/Mem Ref no: V.C.23.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12.05.1897
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 5 Prospect Pl, Grays Lane, Lochee, Dundee
- Occupation: Grocer
- Mother:
- Father:
William Innes Robertson, 5 Prospect Pl, Grays Lane, Lochee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Robert Robertson
William died 19.02.1917 at 1/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station from shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, received 17.02.1917.
William Robert Robertson CZ/4817 Howe Bn R.N.D.
Died of wounds 19th February 1917 in 1/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station (Shrapnel wound Abdomen 17th February 1917). 13th November 1916 wounded (Concussion, Shell-Shock). A Grocer; born 12th May 1897; Next-of-Kin & home address: Father, William, 5 Prospect Rd., Gray’s Lane, Lochee.
R.N.D. Data Base
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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