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Duncan David Robertson

In memory of:

Private Duncan David Robertson

January 9, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

907156

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 30, 1890
Whitewood, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

February 28, 1916
Whitewood, Saskatchewan

Son of Lauchlin Robertson and his wife, Jacobina Dow, of Whitewood, Saskatchewan.

Brother of Selby Mervin Robertson who died on April 9, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 317 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. H. 8.

Location:

Souchez is a village some 12 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune and ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY is one mile south-east of the village. It lies in the valley which extends southwards from Souchez on the western side of Vimy Ridge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– Whitewood Herald Jan 25, 1917 Page 2
Whitewood, Alberta, Canada

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