Pte
Robert Menzies Adamson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 01/09/1884 |
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Place of birth: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Bath Moulder |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 13404 |
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Enlistment date: / |
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Enlistment place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Scots Guards, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 10/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Wood 15 and Saules Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 33 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 10 |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 3
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1 Battalion Scots Guards (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1219/3). https://nationalarchives.gov.uk Further reference |
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Headlam C., History of the Guards Division in the Great War 1915 - 1918. Vol. 1 (London, Naval & Military Press, 1924), pg. 268-290. Sources used |
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Lorraine Petre F.( et al. ), The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914-1918 (London, Naval and Military Press, 1925), pg. 210-214. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/845722 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=456ea65e-981a-41bd-a762-f96bc43aa461 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/195831 |