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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Robert Steel Abernethy
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 23.10.1915
- Place of enlistment: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- Service no: 781004
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 46th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 25
- Date of Death: 01.11.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Aulnoy Communal Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: C.1.8
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 30.01.1893
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Labourer
- Mother:
Mary Ann Abernethy, Dalhousie Pl, 61 Lochee Rd, Dundee
- Father:
Henry Abernethy, Dalhousie Pl, 61 Lochee Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Robert Steel Abernethy
Robert is believed to be the brother of Pte John Abernethy, S/11792, 10th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, who also served and returned home safely.
For more information visit, Robert’s Memorial and Robert’s Regimental Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There is also a reference to Robert in the Dundee Advertiser 17/6/1916 page 6
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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