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Sgt. Archibald Wilson Robertson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Gnr. Christopher Robertson
British Army 35th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Dunbar, Haddington
(d.21st May 1916)
Christopher Robertson died of wounds in Flanders.
Capt. Clement Robertson VC.
British Army Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
from:South Africa
(d.4th Oct 1917)
Clement Robertson's father, a captain in the Royal Artillery, was serving in South Africa when Clement was born in 1890. The family was from Ireland and Clement grew up in Delgany, although he went to school at Haileybury before attending Trinity College, Dublin.
Clement was 26 years old, and an acting Captain in The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, British Army, Special Reserve, Tank Corps during the First World War when he was awarded the VC.
"On 4 October 1917 at Zonnebeke, Belgium, Captain Robertson led his tanks in attack under heavy shell, machine-gun and rifle fire over ground which had been ploughed by shell-fire. He and his batman had spent the previous three days and nights going back and forth over the ground, reconnoitering and taping routes, and, knowing the risk of the tanks missing the way, he now led them on foot, guiding them carefully towards their objective, although he must have known that this action would almost certainly cost him his life. He was killed after the objective had been reached, but his skilful leading had already ensured success."
He was buried at Oxford Road Cemetery, Belgium, 2 miles north-east of Ypres. Robertson is also commemorated in his parish church at Delgany, County Wicklow, in Delgany Golf Club, of which he was a founder member, where his name is the first on the President's Cup and also on one of the panels on the walls of the entrance hall of the 1937 Reading Room, Front Square, Trinity College.
Pte. David Robertson
British Army Gordon Highlanders
from:Camelon, Scotland
David was born in 1881, fought in the 2nd Boer War, then worked in a local iron foundry before joining the 821st Area Employment Company of the Gordon Highlanders. My research indicates this was 1917, but I have been unable to verify this without a nominal roll. David married in 1918, and moved to Australia in 1924, where he lived until his death in 1947.
Pte. David Robertson
British Army 9th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:15 Hinckley Road, Burbage
(d.13th July 1916)
David Robertson was born in Dull, Perthshire but moved to Burbage, Leicestershire and was employed to work on the Waterworks Scheme, where he was a foreman. David was married to Hilda Louisa Wright of Burbage and they had a baby daughter, Hilda Jessie when he enlisted.
He served with the 9th Battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment and died of wounds on 13th July 1916, having lost both legs some hours earlier in a blast. He was buried with full military honours on 14th July 1916 at Mericourt L'Abbe cemetery, near Amiens.
Sadly, his widow and child never managed to visit his grave, but in more recent years a number of his grandchildren and great grandchildren have visited to pay their respects, including a visit this year, to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
David had three younger brothers who also served in the War, including George Robertson who won the Military Medal with Bar for bravery in the Royal Navy. Thankfully, his brothers all survived the war.
L/Cpl. David Elder Robertson
British Army 8th Btn. B Coy, 5 Platoon. Black Watch
from:Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
(d.3rd May 1917)
Great Uncle David Robertson was born in Inveresk, Musselburgh, at the end of 1889. After school he worked on the railways and as a miner. He was married early 1915 and volunteered on 2nd of June 1915. He joined the training company of 8th Black Watch at St Lucia Barracks, Bordon. A letter he wrote home just after 3 weeks manoeuvres without shelter in bad weather and little sleep (being a L/Cpl) made him determined to lose his stripe and get to the front. Little did he know when he wrote on 26th of September 1915 that his unit and 9th Scottish Division, had been launched the day before at Loos and would suffer terrible casualties. By mid-October, he was with 8th Black Watch near Zillebeke, opposite the infamous Hill 60. He survived a week of hell at Longueval where 8th Black Watch assaulted with 739 all ranks and only 171 came out, right through to Arras, April 1917. But on 3rd of May 1917, a poorly ordered assault on Greenland Hill did for him and he died that day. He is remembered on the Arras War Memorial.
2/Lt. Douglas Forbes Robertson
British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.26th Sep 1916)
Douglas Forbes Robertson, Second Lieutenant, served in the 8th Battalion after initial spell in the 15th Reserve Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds age 26 on the 26th September 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals and that he died of wounds.
Douglas was born in Jarrow 1890, son of Hugh Robertson of Westfield House, Jarrow and the late Sarah Ann Robertson nee Rowland. In the 1911 census the family is living at Westfield House with Hugh(66) a Theatre Proprietor and Sarah(55) married for 37 years. They had 11 children of whom 9 survived but only 3 are still living at home. Eliza Ann(35) and Rachel Hannah(27) with Douglas Forbes(20) a dental student. (All unmarried) There are also two domestic servants.
2 Lt Frederick Charles Robertson
British Army 4th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
Drvr. George Robertson
British Army 173rd Brigade, A Â Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.21st March 1918)
Driver George Roberts is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 7-10.
Pte. Hugh Lawson Robertson
British Army 6th/7th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Motherwell
(d.13th Oct 1918)
Hugh Robertson served with the Gordon Highlanders.
Pte J S, T Robertson
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:98, Wansbeck Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland
(d.7th Sep 1916)
Robertson, J, S, T. Private, 19/1563, Killed in Action on 7th September 1916.
Buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, in grave IV. A. 4. 19th Battalion records show that he was killed on 2nd August 1916, at odds with the CWGC record.
Husband of A. Boyd (formerly Robertson), of 98, Wansbeck Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. J. Robertson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
J Robertson did not serve overseas
Pte. James Robertson
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.25th Sep 1915)
James Robertson, Private 18747, enlisted in Glasgow and served with the 12th Battalion the Highland Light Infantry. He is remembered at St Mark's Church and Loos Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, war and Victory Medals and that he was killed in action age 27 on the 25th September 1915.
James was born in Jarrow, son of george Spence and Helen Kay Robertson of 55 Cobden Street, Jarrow 1888. In the 1911 census James(23) is a boarder at 13 Thorngrove Road, Upton Park, Essex and works as a Ship Plater in shipbuilders.
W.Eng James Coutts Robertson
Royal Navy HMS Natal
from:Jarrow
(d.30th Dec 1915)
James Coutts Robertson, Warrant Engineer, served on HMS Natal and died age 35 on the 30th December 1915. He is remembered at Jarrow Library and Chatham Naval Memorial 13.
James was born in Aberdeen 1880, son of John and Anne Robertson nee Munro of Aberdeen. He was married to Ada Alexandrina Robertson nee Peterkin of 8 North View, Jarrow. In the 1911 census her family is living at 40 Kent Street, Jarrow with her father George E Peterkin(58) widower a ship plate rivetter in ship repairers. He has 3 sons, all single, George E(33) an electrical engineer at Power Station, James M(28) a teacher and William(26) a student teacher. Daughters are Helena(25), single, Elepeth(23) a teacher and Mildred B(16). His other daughter Ada Alexandrina(31) has been married to James C Robertson(31) a marine engineer for 4 years and they have a son Leslie Gordon Robertson - 7 months old. James was also Chief Engineer on the SS Bedeburn.
Spr. James Henry F S Robertson
British Army 129 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
(d.12th April 1917)
James Henry F.S. Robertson, Sapper 145094, enlisted at Blyth, served in 129 Field Company Royal Engineers and died age 23 on the 12th April 1917. He is remembered at Arras Memorial. Bay 1. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals.
He was born in Jarrow 1893.
129th Field Company Royal Engineers was in 24th Division from April 1915.
- 24th Division in 1917
- The Battle of Vimy Ridge, a phase of the Arras offensive 1917
- The Battle of Messines
- The Battle of Pilkem Ridge***
- The Battle of Langemarck***
- The battles marked *** are phases of the Third Battles of Ypres
- The Cambrai Operations (the German counter attack)
Pte. James Peter Robertson VC.
Canadian Expeditionary Force 27th (Manitoba) Battalion
from:Alberta, Canada
(d.6th Nov 1917)
James robertson was killed in action on the 6th of November 1917 aged 35. Buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium. He was the son of Alexander and Janet Robertson, of 656, 5th St., South East, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
An extract from The London Gazette No. 30471, dated 8th Jan., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and outstanding devotion to duty in attack. When his platoon was held up by uncut wire and a machine gun causing many casualties, Pte. Robertson dashed to an opening on the flank, rushed the machine gun and, after a desperate struggle with the crew, killed four and then turned the gun on the remainder, who, overcome by the fierceness of his onslaught, were running towards their own lines. His gallant work enabled the platoon to advance. He inflicted many more casualties among the enemy, and then carrying the captured machine gun, he led his platoon to the final objective. He there selected an excellent position and got the gun into action, firing on the retreating enemy who by this time were quite demoralised by the fire brought to bear on them. During the consolidation Pte. Robertson's most determined use of the machine gun kept down the fire of the enemy snipers; his courage and his coolness cheered his comrades and inspired them to the finest efforts. Later, when two of our snipers were badly wounded in front of our trench, he went out and carried one of them in under very severe fire. He was killed just as he returned with the second man."
Sgt. James Simpson Robertson
British Army 2nd Btn. Gordon Highlanders
Pte. James Robertson
Australian Imperial Force 14th Field Artillery Brigade
from:Beaudesert, Queensland
My grandfather James Robertson emigrated from Glasgow to Queensland in 1909 aged 16, together with his widowed father and younger brother. He married in 1913 and his first daughter was born in 1914. Both he and his younger brother volunteered and enlisted in September 1915. They were first shipped to Egypt aboard the "Kyarra" in January 1916, disembarking at Alexandria in February 1916. Both were 'taken on strength' at Serapum. I believe that they took part in what's described as the 'never-to-be-forgotten' march from Tel-el-Kebir to Ferry's Post. They were shipped to France in August 1916 and the records suggest James fought at Fromelles. In January 1917 James was reported having 'oedema of the foot' and was shipped to England. He was at Southwark Military Hospital from 1st February until 17th February 1917 and then taken to Larkhill on Salilsbury Plain. Altogether he was out of action for 18 months and only returned to France toward the end of the war. On 31st January 1918 it is reported he was a gunner attached for duty with Permanent Cadre of Reserve Brigade Australian Army, Heytesbury, Wiltshire.
On 8th October 1918 he left Southampton for France, on 2nd November 1918 he was wounded in action and reported as being gassed. As we all know, nine days later the war ended. However, not until 30th March 1919 did he leave France for England. And not until 15th May 1919 did he finally sail, aboard the Orontes back to Australia. My mother was born in 1923.
In 1946 my grandfather obviously had not had enough of war and he put his age down by nine years and volunteered again. This time he was made a POW of the Japanese in Singapore and shipped to Siam where I can only assume he took part in helping to build the Siam-Burma railway. Amazingly, he survived WW2 also and lived to be 66 years old. He never lost his strong Glaswegian accent and, to my knowledge, he never spoke about what he'd seen or done.
The postscript to this story is that I moved from Australia to England in 1973 and have lived in East Dulwich since 1991. I had no idea that my grandfather had been in East Dulwich until a year ago and still can't quite believe it.
Pte. James Dewar Robertson
British Army 11th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
from:Strathmiglo
(d.23rd April 1917)
Pte. James Robertson
British Army Army Veterinary Corps
from:Keith, Banffshire
(d.20th July 1919)
James Robertson was born in 1880 at Leggat, Spynie, Elgin, Morayshire and died at 121 Land Street, Keith, Banffshire of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Gnr. James Robertson
British Army 142nd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Pickering, Yorkshire,
(d.5th Sep 1916)
Sapper John Dodd Robertson
British Army 23rd Division Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
from:22 Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow
2nd Lt. John Gilfillan Robertson
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Boyle, Co. Roscommon
(d.7th June 1917)
Pte. John Hercules Robertson
Australian Imperial Force 54th Btn.
from:Warialda, New South Wales
Jack Robertson returned home from the war but died in 1947 of complications following his exposure to gas attacks on the Western Front. He was 34 when he signed up. He was transported on the Suevic. He worked as an undertaker upon returning home and is himself buried in Warialda cemetary with his wife and youngest son, Stuart, who served in World War 2. Stuart's only shared recollections of his father was of a man completely broken by the war. It made him very sad. I have postcards sent from Europe to Jack's wife in my collection.
He was the son of Mrs Elizabeth Robertson of Stannifer via Inverell, New South Wales, worked as a Carpenter, and he enlisted on 2nd October 1916. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11th November 1916. He returned to Australia on 5th July 1919.
Pte. John Dobbin Robertson
British Army 10th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Dundee
(d.30th Sep 1918)
John Robertson was the brother-in-law of my great uncle.
Mowbray Mitcalfe Robertson
British Army 9th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
(d.31st Aug 1916)
My great-uncle, Mowbray Mitcalfe Robertson, of the 9th Batallion, North Staffordshire Regiment, was killed on the Somme on the 31st August 1916 and is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Picardy, France. He was actually a South African.
Peter Robertson
British Army
Peter Robertson is remembered at St. Paul's Church.
The original file by Vin Mullen identified a family in the 1911 census with the following information, but I cannot find any link to the military. Peter Robertson – father Adam Mother Elizabeth Milligan – Peter married Margaret Farley and they had a daughter Elizabeth Robertson born 1899. She died in 1972. She married William Douglas and they had 2 children. Adam Robertson married a Elizabeth Milligan 29th May 1870 in Jarrow And that 1911 census shows a Peter Robertson and his wife Margaret and they have a daughter Elizabeth born about 1900. They have been married 15 years according to that census and there was a Peter Robertson who married a Margaret Farley in Jarrow 11th April 1896 Peter Robertson died 1915 Oct – Dec age 44 South Shields vol 10a page 1004. So all the above searches agree the record of this Peter Robertson. All we need is confirmation of some military or war involvement leading to a memorial entry in St. Paul's Church.
The other Peter Robertson was born 1898, son of Robert and Esther Robertson of 332 South Frederick Street, South Shields. Driver 770491 169th Brigade Ammunition Column RFA died 14th August 1917 and remembered at Eqinghem-Lys Churchyard extension. His family lived at that address on 1901 and 1911 census. 1911 census lists Robert Robertson(46) widower, Coal Trimmer, Robert(17) a cartman, William(14), Peter(13) and John Thomas(11) still attending school.
It really is not possible to decide which family is correct or indeed if either is correct, so in the future hopefully some further research will help resolve the issue.
Pte. Robert Robertson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Robert Robertson
British Army 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.27th September 1915)
Pte. Samuel Taylor Robertson
Australian Imperial Force D Coy. 33rd Btn.
from:Stannifer, New South Wales
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Samuel Robertson was a Miner from Stannifer, New South Wales. He was killed by a sniper on the front line during the attack on Messines Ridge, Ploegsteert on the 7th of June 1917, Samuel was 30 years old.
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