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William Albert Robertson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: N/A
- Rank: Colonel
- Service Occupation:
- Awards: Commander of British Empire, Military Cross & Mentioned in Dispatches
- Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Unit/Ship: General Staff, A.D.M.S.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06.09.1885
- Place of Birth: Mexico
- Address:
- Occupation: Doctor
- Mother:
- Father:
John Robertson
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Elspeth J. Robertson, Broughty Ferry
- Children:
- Age at Death: 56
- Date of Death: 26.03.1942
- Place of Death: Poland
- Burial Country: Poland
- Cemetery: Rakowicki Cemetery, Krakow, Poland
More about William Albert Robertson
William Albert Robertson who was a Colonel in the RAMC (Medical Officer) and also a CBE, MC, TD and was also a Scottish Rugby Union International on the first visit to South Africa. He was in both world wars and was captured Poland in May 1940 and died while a POW in 1942. He stated on the records that he was born in Dundee on 6 Sep 1885. The family went to Mexico where William’s father was a Cotton Spinning Manager. Mexican birth certs confirm William was born in Mexico on 6 Sep 1885! The family did come back to Dundee in 1891.
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Information kindly supplied by Irene Phillips
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