Persoonlijke gegevens
| Naam | Robertson |
|---|---|
| Initialen | E.J.M. |
| Voornaam | Edmund John Macrory ("Mac") |
| Geboortedatum en -plaats | ?; 29.05.1891 |
| Familie | Son of Dr. J. R. S. Robertson and Bessie Robertson, of The Lighthouse, Winterton, Gt. Yarmouth. |
Extra informatie
- Information 1
- Educated at Bradfield College, Berks
- Information 2
- Father was a surgeon with the British Army in the Egyptian campaign and was with the Gordon Relief Expedition
Militaire gegevens
| Rang | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Eenheid | 70th Field Battery, 34 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery |
| Sterfdatum | |
| Leeftijd | 23 |
| Begraafplaats / Gedenkteken | Beuvry Communal Cemetery, 45; personal inscription: IN LOVE AND PRIDE OF MAC "LIFE - NOT DEATH" |
Andere informatie
- Information 1
- Mentioned in Despatches
- Information 2
- Killed in action.
- Information 3
- Commemorated on plaque in Holy Trinity Church, Berwick on Tweed
- Information 4
- 'The Unknown Heroes Lamp' - Portsmouth Branch. Endowed in Nov. 1920. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "Presented by Mrs Robertson, whose son Mac gave his life at Festubert, 1915" (Donated by his mother)
- Information 5
- 'The Mac Robertson Lamp' - Bradfield College Branch. Endowed in 1925. "In memory of Mac Robertson, Lieut., 70th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Festubert, 22.5.1915; and of the boys of Bradfield College who gave their lives in the war." (Donated by his mother in 1925, and formerly in the keeping of Bradfield College (where Kate Luard was Matron)
Media
Bronnen
- Source 1
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928
- Source 3
- BRT 36
- Source 4
- Copy of his diary at Talbot House