Pte
Robert Menzies Adamson

Information about birth

Date of birth:
01/09/1884
Place of birth:
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Bath Moulder

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
13404
Enlistment date:
/
Enlistment place:
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  Scots Guards, 1st Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
10/10/1917
Place of death:
Wood 15 and Saules Farm, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
33

Memorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panel: 10

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place

Sources 3

1 Battalion Scots Guards (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1219/3).
https://nationalarchives.gov.uk
Further reference
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
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