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Capt. · 33 Punjabis

Robert Dunlop Smith

† 12/06/1917 · aged 24 · Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania, 4.D.7; personal inscription: VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH

Personal data

NameSmith
InitialsR.D.
Christian nameRobert Dunlop
Date and place of birthAberdeen; 25.09.1892
FamilySon of the Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith (Principal of the University of Aberdeen) and of Lady Smith, J.P., of Chanonry Lodge, Old Aberdeen, Scotland.

Extra information

Information 1
Educated at Glasgow Academy and Sandhurst
Information 2
Went to India in 1913 and served one year with 4 Rifle Brigade.

Military data

RankCapt.
Regiment / Unit33 Punjabis
Date of death
Age24
Cemetery / MemorialDar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania, 4.D.7; personal inscription: VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH

Other information

Information 1
Killed in action
Information 2
Exhumed from his original burial location at Kilwa Kivinje Cemetery and reburied at Dar-Es-Salaam War Cemetery, circa November 1974.

Media

Sources

Source
Liber Vitae 1923
Source 2
Liber Vitae 1928