Killed in or near Delville Wood. Brother to William Alexander and Norman Cairns. From Ali-Berko: "Laurance Grant Robertson .... qualified as a chartered accountant and worked for the Local Government Board on the District Audit staff. He was commissioned 2nd Lieut. in the Army Ordnance Department in February 1915 and transferred, at his request, to the King’s Own Scottish Borderers in July that year, seeking front-line action. He was killed during the course of the Battle of the Somme on 30th July 1916, and his name is among those classed as ‘missing’ on the Thiepval Memorial."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Laurance Grant Robertson
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Sutton House & the Robertson brothers
Sutton House This building was given to the National Trust by W. A. Robertson...
Other Subjects
W. A. Unwin
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Matilda Young
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 23. Buried in grave 1 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Constance Annie Chalkley
Killed as a result of a 13 October 1940 air raid on Coronation Avenue.
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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