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Robert Russell Roy
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: M2/097109
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Army Service Corps
- Unit/Ship: M.T.
- Place of Death: Employment Exchange, Dundee
- Age at Death: 22
- Date of Death: 05.05.1918
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Dundee Eastern Necropolis
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 74 Commercial St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Russell
- Father:
Peter Roy
- Siblings:
Isabel & Jane
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Robert Russell Roy
There is no Robert Roy, M2/097109 listed on either C.W.G.C. or S.D.G.W. According to his medal index card Robert was discharged from the army 31.07.1917. so it is believed that his death was not deemed as being caused by his war service, hence no record on C.W.G.C.
Robert Russell Roy M2/097109 Army Service Corps
ROY—At Employment Exchange, Dundee, on May 5th, from an illness contracted in France, Robert Russell Roy, second and dearly loved son of Peter and Jane Roy, aged 22 years.
Dundee Evening Telegraph 6th May1918
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information very kindly supplied by Karen Mitchell and Michael Caldwell.
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