Lewis Robertson
Scotland international rugby union player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain Lewis Robertson (4 August 1883 – 3 November 1914) was a Scottish rugby union player. He played for London Scottish FC and was capped nine times for Scotland between 1908 and 1913. He also played for the Army from 1904 to 1914, and several other clubs.
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Date of birth | (1883-08-04)4 August 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 November 1914(1914-11-02) (aged 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Ypres salient, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years of service | 1903–1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 1st Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | First World War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After leaving school, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and, passing out with honours, he joined the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1903. He was killed in World War I from wounds received in action at Ypres. He is buried at the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.