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Charles Milne Robertson

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Charles Robertson

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 1915
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 24942
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 19
  • Date of Death: 14.08.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 22

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Trades Lane Calender, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Ann Milne Robertson, 24 Todburn Lane, Dundee

  • Father:

    Peter Robertson, 24 Todburn Lane, Dundee

  • Siblings:
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More about Charles Milne Robertson

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

Charles Robertson   24942   Scottish Rifles

Pte. Chas. Robertson, Scottish Rifles, only son of Mr and Mrs Robertson, 24 Todburn Lane, who was posted missing on 14th August, 1917, is now presumed to have been killed.  He was a grandson of the late Mr David Robertson, draining contractor, Coupar, Angus.  Pte. Robertson, who was previously employed with the Trades Lane Calendering Co., Ld., was 20 years of age, and enlisted in 1915.  He had been in France for seven months.

Dundee Courier 22nd October 1918

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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