Personal data
| Name | Blair |
|---|---|
| Initials | R.C.R. |
| Christian name | Robert Curwen Richmond ("Bertie") |
| Date and place of birth | Harrington, Cumberland; 20.02.1879 |
| Family | Son of John and Nina Blair (nee Richmond), of Richmond Hill, Whitehaven. |
Military data
| Rank | Capt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 'A' Company, 5 Border Regiment |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 37 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Dranoutre Military Cemetery, I.G.19; personal inscription: SON OF JOHN BLAIR AND NINA RICHMOND AND GREAT GRANDSON OF GENERAL RICHMOND C. B. |
Other information
- Information
- D.S.O., Edward Medal
- Information 2
- Commemorated on the Memorial Board in the Library of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (Newcastle upon Tyne)
- Information 3
- 'The Bertie Blair Lamp' - Whitehaven Branch, Cumberland. Endowed on 06.03.1935. First lit on 27.06.1936 at Crystal Palace, London, by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent. "In memory of R.C.R. Blair, Captain, D.S.O., 5th Battn. Border Regiment. France, 21.7.1916. "He died as he had lived - a gallant English gentleman in the midst of men who loved him."" (Given anonymously.)
Sources
- Source
- Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936