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Robert Blair

In memory of:

Private Robert Blair

May 2, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

192182

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

Eaton Motor Machine Gun Bty.

Additional Information

Born:

February 6, 1891

Son of William and Agnes Blair, of Main St., Cumbernauld, Glasgow, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 202 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 20.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Badge– Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Blair enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the C.M.G.C. as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge – Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Blair enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the C.M.G.C. as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– C.M.G.C. cap badge. Pte Blair enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was sent to the C.M.G.C. as a reinforcement. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team.

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    Badge
    Badge – C.M.G.C. cap badge. Pte Blair enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was sent to the C.M.G.C. as a reinforcement. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team.
  • Grave Marker– Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Remembered by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Remembered by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 623 of 734

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 623 of 734

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