2nd _s._ of Frederick William Riggall, J.P., Mayor of Grimsby
(1895–6), Partner in the firm of Dickinson, Riggall & Davy, Louth,
Grimsby & Brigg, Auctioneers; _b._ Grimsby, 21 Aug. 1895; educ.
Humberstone Foundation School, Old Clee (1904–12); and on leaving there
was apprenticed to an Aeronautical Engineer and Aeroplane Manufacturer.
He obtained his pilot’s certificate from the Royal Aero Club, and after
the outbreak of war was gazetted Sub-Lieut, R.N.A.S., 18 Aug. 1914, and
promoted Lieut. (for good work), 1 Jan. 1915. He flew over the English
Channel from Dover to Calais on an aero biplane, 11 Feb. following;
was commended for a daring reconnaissance over the Belgian littoral,
made during a great storm in Jan., and for a flight over Zeebrugge on
12 Feb., when bombs were dropped which damaged the German Submarine
works and power house, and took part in the great raid by the combined
French and British Air Fleet of 48 aeroplanes on Ostend and district,
16 Feb. From this he did not return, and after exhaustive enquiries
the Admiralty reported that he had been shot down and killed while
returning from this exploit. He was captain of his school, and had
passed the senior Cambridge Local Examination with honours and with
matriculation exemption.
[Illustration: =Edward Gordon Riggall.=]
=RILEY, CHARLES LEONARD=, A.B., 223545, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in
action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=RILOT, JOSEPH CHARLES=, Private, No. 1619, 3rd Battn. 1st
Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, _s._ of Frank Hammond
Rilot, of 29 Haldon Road, Exeter, by his wife, Ellen, dau. of Charles
Lee; _b._ Harrow, co. Middlesex, 17 Aug. 1891; educ. Tottenham
High School, and after seven years’ experience of farming in different
parts of Devonshire, went to Australia in 1912 with a view to settling
there. He had acquired some knowledge of Australian farming at Laxa,
Waaia and elsewhere in Victoria when war broke out. He enlisted at
Sydney, 15 Dec. 1914; left Australia for Egypt Feb. 1915, took part in
the landing at the Dardanelles in April, 1915, and after four months
continuously in the trenches there was killed in action at Lone Pine,
between the 6–12 Aug. 1915; _unm._
=RINTOUL, DAVID WYLIE=, M.B., Ch. B., Lieut., R.A.M.C., attd. 3rd
Battn. Coldstream Guards, elder _s._ of David Rintoul, of 26,
College Road, Clifton, Bristol, M.A. (St. Andrews and Cantab.), House
Master of Clifton College, by his wife, Catharine Barclay, dau. of W.
W. Yool, J.P.; _b._ Clifton, 23 May, 1889; educ. Clifton College,
and St. Andrews University, where he graduated as M.B. and Ch.B., in
June, 1912; was House Physician at Bristol General Hospital from Nov.
1912, to Nov. 1913, after holding a temporary appointment at the Royal
Infirmary, Dundee; and subsequently Medical Officer, Claybury Asylum;
received a Lieutenancy in the South Midland Field Ambulance (T.F.), 1
June, 1913; and was gazetted to the R.A.M.C., 30 Jan. 1914; joined the
5th Field Ambulance, 2nd Division, on mobilisation, 4 Aug. 1914; was
transferred as Medical Officer to the 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, and
later to the 3rd Battn.; went to France, 18 Aug. 1914, and was killed
in action near St. Julien, during the first Battle of Ypres, 21 Oct.
following; _unm._ The commanding officer of the Battn. wrote; “He
was brave and fearless, and most gallant. He had no idea what fear
was--his one idea being to assist the wounded.”
[Illustration: =David Wylie Rintoul.=]
=RIORDAN, JOHN=, A. B. (R.F.R., Ch. A. 1465), 134738, H.M.S.
Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=RIPLEY, CHARLES ROGER=, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Battn. York and Lancaster
Regt., 3rd _s._ of the late Sir Frederick Ripley, 1st Bart.,
of Acacia, by his wife, Katherine (63, Earl’s Avenue, Folkestone),
dau. of David Little, of Mount Royal, co. York, and grandson of the
late Sir Henry William Ripley, 1st Bart., of Rawdon, M.P.; _b._
Scarborough, 13 Nov. 1888; educ. Scarborough School, and Cheltenham
College; obtained a commission as Lieut. 3rd (Special Reserve) Battn.
of the York and Lancaster Regt., 13 June, 1913; posted to the 2nd
Battn., 5 Aug. 1914; went to France, 8 Sept. 1914, and was killed
in action in the trenches near Lille, 22 Oct. following, in a night
attack; _unm._ He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord)
French’s Despatch of 20 Nov. 1914 [London Gazette, 17 Feb. 1915], for
gallant and distinguished service in the field.
=RIPPER, ALLAN GILBERT=, L.-Corpl., No. 2159, 1/5th Battn. King’s
Own Royal Lancaster Regt. (T.F.), eldest _s._ of Charles Ripper,
A.R.C.A. (Loud.), Head Master Municipal School of Art, Lancaster,
by his wife, Eveline Matilda, dau. of the late Herbert (and Maria
Jane) Gilbert, and nephew of Professor William Ripper, D.Eng., D.Sc.,
M.Inst.C.E., and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science; _b._
Quernmore, Lancaster, 26 April, 1895; educ. Royal Grammar School
there (Scholar) and Sheffield University (Storey Exhibitioner), where
he had been for 12 months when war broke out. He at once left the
University and joined the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regt. (T.F.)
in Sept. 1914; went to France, Feb. 1915, was promoted L.-Corpl in
April, and was killed in action near Verlorenhoek, 8 May, 1915, while
attempting to remove a wounded comrade to a place of safety. Buried
on the battlefield. Major Bates, 2nd in command of the regt., at a
Public Recruiting meeting at Lancaster, said “There was no man braver
than any other, all were equally brave, but he would like to mention
one gallant little chap from the Lancaster Grammar School, L.-Corpl.
Ripper, a cheery fellow, always smiling and the pluckiest lad he had
ever met. He went up to his mate to try to succour him, but in so doing
he also ‘went West.’ He had not left his country poorer but richer.”
In 1911, he won the “Grey” Gold Medal for chemistry, and in July of
the following year obtained his matriculation certificate, passing the
Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate Examination in 1913.
[Illustration: =Allan Gilbert Ripper.=]
=RIPPER, THOMAS WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, S.S. 169635, H.M.S.
Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=RIPPON, WILLIAM ROBERT=, Gunner, R.M.A., 12206, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=RISHTON, GEORGE=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4400), S.S.
103387, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of
Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=RISK, ROBERT=, Private, No. 8/278, 14th South Otago Coy., Otago
Infantry Battn., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of David
Risk, of Kelso, Farmer; _b._ Kelso, Otago, New Zealand, 25 Sept.
1893; educ. Public School there, and Tapanui High School; joined the
14th Otago Territorials in 1912; volunteered for Imperial service on
the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914; left for Egypt, 16 Oct.
following; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915,
and was killed in action there, 2 May following; _unm._ Buried
there. Two of his brothers are now (1916) on active service. He was
interested in all sport, and was a member of the Kelso Football and
Athletic Clubs.
=RIXON, FREDERICK ERNEST=, A.B., J. 14975, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost
when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the the East
Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.
=RIXTON, GEORGE=, Petty Officer, 187637, Chatham, H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ROBATHAN, DOUGLAS PARKER=, Capt., 1/5th Battn. The Welsh Regt.
(T.F.), 5th _s._ of the late George Beckett Robathan, of The
Gove, Risca, Monmouth, M.R.C.S., Eng., by his wife, Frances Elizabeth
(Ovid House, Radyr), dau. of the late John Paull, of Brockley,
Somerset; _b._ Risca, 28 Jan. 1888; educ. Llandaff Cathedral
School and Cranbrook School, Kent; was a Mining Engineer at “Insoles”
Colliery; joined the Monmouth Volunteers as a 2nd Lieut, in Jan.
1908; transferred to the 5th Welsh Territorials, April, 1908; passed
the School of Instruction and obtained his certificate as a Musketry
Instructor, 1909; became Lieut. 7 April, 1909, and Capt. 1 July, 1914;
volunteered for foreign service after the outbreak of war; left England
with the 53rd Welsh Division, 18 July, 1915, for the Dardanelles; took
part in the landing at Suvla Bay, 9 Aug., and was killed in action
there the following day. His Col. wrote of him as “devoted to his duty
and always to be relied on,” and a brother officer said that when
wounded “lying on the ground he still cheered his men on--‘Stick it,
Welsh,’ he shouted, and kept on shouting until another bullet came
along and got him in the lung. He died the best death any man could
die, and as game as possible. His lot did wonderfully well and fought
like ‘good ’uns,’ and it was a hot shop they were in.” A private also
wrote: “He led his men into one of the fiercest fights that has ever
been fought on Gallipoli Peninsula. He was loved by his men and admired
by all. He fought as gallantly as any as long as he was able to lead,
and I am expressing the thoughts of all the Battn. when I say it has
lost one of its best soldiers.”
[Illustration: =Douglas Parker Robathan.=]
=ROBBINS, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R.), Ch. 9916, H.M.S.
Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct.
1914; _m._
=ROBERTS, BERTRAM=, Private, No. 2802, 1/15th Battn. (Prince of
Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles), The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest
_s._ of the late Robert Roberts, Stationmaster at Coedpoeth, near
Wrexham, G.W.R., by his wife, Mary Jane (43, Talbot Road, Wrexham),
dau. of the late Edward Jones, of Glanravon, Wrexham, Farmer; _b._
Southsea, near Wrexham, co. Denbigh, 25 June, 1890; educ. Victoria
Council School and Grove Park Secondary School there; entered the
Civil Service in 1907; joined the Civil Service Rifles following the
outbreak of war, 1 Sept. 1914; went to France, 17 March, 1915; and was
killed in action at Festubert, 30 May following; _unm._ Buried
near Festubert. His platoon sergt. wrote: “We feel we have lost in him
a comrade who could ill be spared; his absolute indifference to danger
did much to inspire confidence in those around him. He was killed by a
shell that fell right in the trench and death was instantaneous.”
[Illustration: =Bertram Roberts.=]
=ROBERTS, CECIL HARRY=, Acting Stoker, Petty Officer, K. 3377,
H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1
Nov. 1914.
=ROBERTS, CLIFFORD EDWARD=, E.R.A., 3rd Class, 271333, H.M.S.
Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=ROBERTS, FRANK=, Private, No. 383, 1st Newfoundland Regt., 4th
_s._ of Samuel Roberts, of 120, Hamilton Street, St. John’s,
Newfoundland, by his wife, Julia; _b._ St. John’s, aforesaid, 27
March, 1892; educ. Springdale Street Commercial School; was an employee
in the Boot and shoe Factory of Mr. F. Smallwoods, later entering the
Dry Goods Department of Marshall Bros.; joined the Red Cross Division,
1st Newfoundland Regt., after the outbreak of the European War, 31
Aug. 1914; was at his own request transferred to the Army; served
in Egypt and at the Dardanelles, and died 23 Oct. 1915, from wounds
received while on patrol duty the previous day; _unm._ Buried at
Mudros Island. He was a keen athlete, being the Champion Bantam-Weight
Wrestler of Newfoundland, winning three gold medals and one silver one.
He also won many prizes on the parallel bars.
=ROBERTS, FREDERICK WILLIAM=, L.-Corpl., No. 8666. 2nd Battn. The
Hampshire Regt., 7th _s._ of Robert Roberts, of 19, Clarendon
Road, Havant, Labourer, by his wife, Louisa, dau. of the late George
Maxwell; _b._ Havant, co. Hants, 22 Feb. 1892; educ. St. Faith’s
School there; enlisted 18 April, 1910; served in India; returned to
England in Dec. 1914; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25
April, 1915, and was killed in action there on the 28th; _unm._
His half-brother, Chief Petty Officer Bertram Jessie Maxwell, was
killed in action in the Battle of Jutland, 31 May, 1916, and another
brother, A.B. Leonard Roberts, was drowned off the S.S. Highland
Corrie, 5 May, 1916.
[Illustration: =Frederick William Roberts.=]
=ROBERTS, GEORGE BRADLEY=, 2nd Lieut. Indian Army, attd. 1st
Battn. Manchester Regt., yr. _s._ of the late Major Henry Bradley
Roberts, R.E., by his wife, Alice, dau. of the Rev. G. J. Banner,
M.A.; _b._ Chatham, 23 Aug. 1895; educ. Bedford Grammar School;
Liverpool College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted
2nd Lieut, unattd. list. Indian Army, 15 Aug. 1914; went to France
attd. to the 1st Manchester Regt., 11 Jan. 1915, and died in No. 7
Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 7 May, 1915, of wounds received in
action, near St. Julien, during the second Battle of Ypres on the 26th
of the previous month; _unm._ Buried at Boulogne.
=ROBERTS, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 26650, H.M.S. Hawke,
_s._ of Henry Roberts, of 38, Choubert Square, Choubert Road,
Peckham, S.E.; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15
Oct. 1914.
=ROBERTS, HENRY GEORGE LLOYD=, Clerk, R.N., only _s._ of
Charles Lloyd Roberts, of Victoria, B.C., by his wife, Mary (142,
Bishop’s Mansions, Bishop’s Park, S.W.), dau. of the late John Byrne,
of Birr, King’s Co.; _b._ East Molesey, co. Surrey, 11 July,
1896; educ. Millington School, Upper Richmond Road, Putney, and Christ
Hospital, Horsham; entered the Navy, 15 July, 1913, served a year
on H.M.S. Bellerophon, and was lost in H.M.S. Hogue when that ship
was torpedoed in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. The Chaplain, who was
saved, wrote: “Your son was standing on the aft bridge and he and four
Midshipmen were throwing wood overboard; then as the Hogue was sinking
I told him and all who could swim to strip off boots, coats, etc. (he
was fully dressed), and jump off and swim to something that would
float, and that was the last I saw of him--your boy was not afraid,
he was as cool as any one I saw, and I believe every piece of wood he
threw over saved some lives.”
[Illustration: =Henry G. L. Roberts.=]
=ROBERTS, HERBERT EDWIN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R. B. 7504),
102749, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North
Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._
=ROBERTS, JAMES RHODERIC TRETHOWAN=, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Battn.
Suffolk Regt., elder _s._ of William Roberts, of Errington, 18,
King’s Avenue, Clapham Park. S.W., and Bridgestone House, Sheppey,
Author and Journalist, a member of the literary staff of The Times
since 1895; by his wife, Adelaide Rodder, dau. of the late James
Trethowan, of Truro, Cornwall; _b._ London, S.W., 4 March, 1896;
educ. St. Olave’s Grammar School, London, and the Royal Military
College. Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., 2nd Suffolks, 1 Oct. 1914;
went to Ypres, 1 Dec. following, and was killed in action near Ypres, 3
March, 1915, being shot near his trench by a sniper; _unm._ Buried
Locre Churchyard.
[Illustration: =James R. T. Roberts.=]
=ROBERTS, JOHN ALFRED=, Private R.M.L.I., Ports. 14951, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=ROBERTS, JOSEPH BALDWIN=, Petty Officer (R.F.R., Ch. B. 3178),
183890, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ROBERTS, OSWALD HENRY=, Private, No. 2670, 1st Battn. Coldstream
Guards, eldest _s._ of James Casimer Roberts, of 15, Ormiston
Road, New Brighton, by his wife, Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of William Bate,
of Worthenbury, Flintshire; _b._ New Brighton, co. Chester, 15
April, 1878; educ. St. Francis Xavier’s College, Liverpool; was a
Collector and Agent; enlisted 17 Sept. 1914; went to France, 25 Oct.
1914, and was killed in action at Ypres, 2 Nov. 1914; _unm._
=ROBERTS, THOMAS=, Gunner, R.M.A. (R.F.R., B. 968), H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ROBERTS, THOMAS=, Gunner, R.M.A. (R.F.R., I.C. 25), H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ROBERTS, THOMAS=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 13029, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ROBERTS, WILLIAM CLIFFORD=, Leading Seaman, 222351, H.M.S.
Liberty; killed in action in the Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug. 1914.
=ROBERTS, WILLIAM JAMES=, L.-Corpl., No. 2271, A. Coy., 1/4th
Battn. (Royal Fusiliers), The Loudon Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of
James Roberts, of Ashford, co. Middlesex, late R.N., by his wife,
Elizabeth, dau. of Archibald Clarke, of Barna, co. Galway, Ireland;
_b._ Costello Bay, co. Galway, 6 Sept. 1889; educ. Chapeltown,
co. Kerry, and Clacton-on-Sea, co. Essex; held a responsible position
in a large clothing firm in London but, on the outbreak of war in Aug.
1914, volunteered for foreign service and joined the Royal Fusiliers
that month; went to Malta in Sept., trained there until Jan. 1915, when
he went to France; took part in several engagements, being promoted
L.-Corpl. while in the trenches and was killed in action during the
second Battle of Ypres, 26 April following; _unm._ His Capt.
wrote expressing his regret at losing such a good man, saying: “He was
away from the company doing special duty at the time of his death,
which duty had he come through would have gained him distinction and
promotion.” He also said he was proud to have had such a man under his
command.
[Illustration: =William James Roberts.=]
=ROBERTSON, EDMUND JOHN MACRORY=, Lieut., Royal Field Artillery,
_s._ of Lieut.-Col. John Robert Stevenson Robertson, of Ellarona,
Hayling Island, co. Hants, R.A.M.C. (T.F.), by his wife, Elizabeth
Manisty, dau. of the late Edmund Macrory, K.C.; _b._ London, 29
May, 1891; educ. Parkfield, Haywards Heath, and Bradfield College,
co. Berks; gazetted 2nd Lieut., R.F.A., 23 Dec. 1910, and promoted
Lieut. 23 Dec. 1913; went to France with his Battery (70th) in the 2nd
Division in Aug. 1914; was wounded at Mons, Sunday, 23 Aug., and was
killed in action at Festubert, 22 May, 1915, by a shell, while mending
the telephone wire at the observation station; _unm._ Buried at
Beuvry, near Bethune. A former Major of the battery wrote: “I shall
never forget the way he stuck it out at Givry (Mons) on 23 Aug. 1914,
when we got such a gruelling. Although he was hit in the leg and head,
he carried on and I never knew it till afterwards, setting the most
magnificent example to the men. I also admired his grit in getting away
from hospital as soon as he could, and rejoining the battery. Wherever
there was anything to be done I never found him wanting, and I knew I
could rely on him. He did his duty right gallantly.” His Major also
wrote: “It was a beautiful moonlight night and the guns were thundering
all the time--it was a true soldier’s funeral in the field. There were
many tears shed for we all felt what a sad loss we had all sustained.
I never knew a better soldier. He was, indeed, one of the ‘salt of
the earth’ and loved by us all”; and a letter written on behalf of
the N.C.O.’s and men said: “If you could have heard the utterances of
condolence and sympathy which I heard when the sad news was circulated,
then you would have realised what a splendid and noble officer your
dear son was. No one in the service was loved and respected more than
Mr. Robertson was by every man in the battery. Even his horses loved
him; he died as he would like to die, fighting for his country and
loved ones at home. He was a fine example to the men under him, and
always brought out what was best in a man.” He was mentioned in F.M.
Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 17 Sept. [London Gazette, 19
Oct.], 1915.
[Illustration: =Edmund J. M. Robertson.=]
=ROBERTSON, FRANK=, Capt., 12th (Service) Battn. Worcestershire
Regt., attd. 2nd Battn. Royal Fusiliers, yst. _s._ of the late
James Robertson, of Newtown Lodge, Waterford. Draper, by his wife,
Elizabeth, dau. of the late William Gall, of Middle-Hyttie, Muitlaw;
_b._ Waterford, 23 Sept. 1885; educ. Diocesan School there (Rev.
George Ennis); was in the Drapery Business; went to London in 1911 to
take up a position with Dent, Alcroft & Co.; volunteered for foreign
service on the outbreak of war and joined Queen Victoria’s Rifles, 7
Aug. 1914; was given a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the Worcestershire
Regt. 29 Oct. 1914, and promoted Lieut. 29 Nov. following, and Capt.
1 Feb. 1915; went to the Dardanelles early in May, 1915, attd. to the
2nd Royal Fusiliers, and died at the Deaconess Hospital, Alexandria,
25 June, 1915, of wounds received in action at Achi Baba on the 4th;
_unm._ Buried in Chatby Military Cemetery, Alexandria (Grave No.
477). His Col., Sir Edward Clarke, after he was wounded, wrote to
his brother; “Capt. Robertson is one of my best officers, and I have
a great personal regard for him as a friend and comrade. In fact,
the whole battalion waits anxiously for more news of him,” and again
later: “Your brother was a born soldier, and I looked forward to a
distinguished career for him. He is a great loss to his country. His
brother officers and all ranks of the Battn. deplore the loss of a good
friend and comrade.”
[Illustration: =Frank Robertson.=]
=ROBERTSON, JAMES=, Private, No. 21144, 11th (Service) Battn.
Royal Scots, _s._ of James Robertson, by his wife, Janet, dau.
of William Walker; _b._ West Calder, co. Midlothian. 27 Feb.
1881; educ. West Calder; was a Shale Miner; enlisted in 11th Royal
Scots, 20 April, 1915; went to France, Oct. 1915, and was killed in
action at near Sansertes Wood, 14 Nov. 1915, being shot by a sniper
while carrying sandbags to the trenches. Buried in Sansertes Wood. He
_m._ at West Calder, 1903, Margaret, dau. of Terrance Dolan, of
West Calder, and had a son and four daus.: Peter, _b._ 16 Sept.
1906; Elizabeth Steele, _b._ 9 Oct. 1903; Janet Walker, _b._
23 Aug. 1909; Margaret Dolan, _b._ 14 Oct. 1911; and Annie,
_b._ 30 Aug. 1915.
[Illustration: =James Robertson.=]
=ROBERTSON, JAMES=, Private, No. 6735, 1st Battn. Coldstream
Guards, 2nd _s._ of William Clow Robertson, Labourer, by his wife,
Isabella; _b._ Galashiels, 20 Jan. 1887; educ. Burgh School there;
enlisted 12 April, 1906; went to France with the Expeditionary Force,
12 Aug. 1914; was wounded in the arm at Chavonne, 25 Sept, following
and invalided home, 2 Oct.; returned to duty, 24 Feb. 1915, and died
in No. 4 Clearing Hospital, 30 May, 1915, of wounds received in action
at La Bassée. He _m._ at Galashiels, 23 Dec. 1910, Bessie (16.
Hall Street, Galashiels, Selkirk), dau. of Thomas Broad, and had two
children; Robert Tom, _b._ 18 Aug. 1912; and Margaret, _b._ 7
Dec. 1914.
=ROBERTSON, JAMES=, Armourer Corpl., No. 27006, 15th Battn.
(48th Highlanders), 3rd Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest
_s._ of William Edmonstone Robertson, of Lilybank, Burntisland,
Fifeshire. Warehouseman, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William
Wilson, of Millerhill, Farmer; _b._ Portobello, near Edinburgh,
17 Oct. 1884; educ. Portobello and Burntisland Public Schools; was for
some time a Clerk in the Locomotive Department of the North British
Railway at Burntisland and Cowlairs, and while there was a member of
the Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers; left for Canada, 18 April, 1908;
worked for a short while on a freight elevator, afterwards entering
the Carpet Warehouse of T. Eaton & Co., Toronto; joined the 48th
Canadian Highlanders in 1913, and on the outbreak of war volunteered
for Imperial service; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went
to France in Feb., and died 28 April, 1915, of gas poisoning received
in action at Langemarck two days previously. He was a keen athlete and
a clever swimmer and diver, and while a member of the Fife Artillery
Volunteers gained many first and second prizes for shooting. He was a
member of the Broadview (North) Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and a
prominent Freemason. He _m._ at Burntisland, March, 1908, Jessie
(15, Arundel Avenue, off Danforth Avenue, Toronto), dau. of the late
J. Dick, of Burntisland, Scotland, and Toronto, Canada, and had two
children: William, _b._ at Toronto, 1909; and Effie, _b._ at
Toronto, 1912.
[Illustration: =James Robertson.=]