222008 L/Cpl. Robert Mckee Devine British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.4th Oct 1917) Robert Devine joined The Sherwood Foresters January 1915, having worked as a miner at Warsop Main Colliery. Robert was a respected member of the mining community. He has 2 memorials one in the St Peter & St Paul Church at Church Warop, Nottinghamshire and other in the village to which he lived at Warsop Vale, Nottinghamshire.
Prior to his death he went through the Dardanelles Campaign, he was wounded and gassed. His body was found by a stretcher bearer after the advance on Poelcapple.
There is a Stone Memorial to him at The Tyne Cot Memorial.
Robert was a married man who left a widow Ellen (my great grandmother) and 5 children. Even though she remarried she never forgot Robert and had a photo of him at the bottom of the stairs, which loved and never took it down until her own death at the lovely age of 90 and unfortunately was destroyed by a family member.
I have a paper cutting of Robert with his photo, unfortunately it will not scan good enough to get a clear look of this handsome man to which I am very proud and honoured to know he fought for the likes of me so I enjoy the life the courageous men fought for.
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