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John Robbie

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John's grave maker, image courtesy of DAS, findagrave.com

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 08.01.1915
  • Place of enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Service no: 432528
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 49th Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10.01.1884
  • Place of Birth: Fife
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Clerk
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    John Robbie, 59 Ancrum Rd, Lochee, Dundee

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Jessie Jane Robbie, 4 Panmure St, Monifieth

  • Children:

    Ian & Jean

  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 1974
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton

More about John Robbie

service record

John was the father of Flying Officer Ian Crichton Robbie, J/17247, 404 Buffalo Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force who was killed in action 08.08.1944 when his Beaufighter went missing during a daylight shipping strike.

Gary Thomson

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