Lt. · Indian Army Reserve of Officers; att. 2/3 Gurkha Rifles (Queen Alexandra's Own)
John Alexander Tower ("Jack") Robertson
† 30/12/1915 · aged 29 · India · Chatby Memorial (Egypt)
Personal data
Name
Robertson
Initials
J.A.T.
Christian name
John Alexander Tower ("Jack")
Country of service
India
Profession
Solicitor (in uncle's firm, Calcutta)
Family
Son of Alexander Tower Robertson, J.P., D.L., V.D., of Berwick-on-Tweed, and the late Ada Jane Robertson.
Extra information
Information
Educated at Brentwood School and Uppingham College
Information 2
Went to India in 1907. Scoutmaster, District Commissioner and Assistant Chief Commissioner of the Scouts in India.
Military data
Rank
Lt.
Regiment / Unit
Indian Army Reserve of Officers; att. 2/3 Gurkha Rifles (Queen Alexandra's Own)
Date of death
Age
29
Cemetery / Memorial
Chatby Memorial (Egypt)
Other information
Information
The ship he was on 'P & O S.S. Persia' was torpedoed
Information 2
"Remembrance" / "Life - not Death"
Information 3
'The Tower Robertson Lamp' - Calcutta, India Branch. Endowed on 02.11.1927. First lit on 03.12.1927 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of John Alexander Tower Robertson, 1st Lt. I.A.R.O. Drowned with S.S. Persia, 28.2.1916 (sic)" (Donated by Branch members)
Information 4
Commemorated on Memorial in Brentwood School Chapel
Media
Sources
Source
BRT36 (mentioned twice)
Source 2
Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936
