Robert Coventry Anderson
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |  |
| Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery, 282 Brigade | |
| Military Service | Anderson served as a trooper in the South African Constabulary during the South African War and was awarded the South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. | |
| Born | c1879, Glasgow | |
| Death | 4th November 1917 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of wounds at No 47 Casualty Clearing Station at Dozinghem | |
| Age | 38 | |
| Burial | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, XIII A 12 | |
| CWGC Information | Son of James and Agnes Campbell Willison Anderson. Native of Glasgow. | |
| Father's Occupation | James Anderson (1829-1887) & Agnes C Willison (1845-1909), marr 1866 Douglas, Lanarkshire | |
| Siblings | Isabella C (1867-1934), David A (1869-1925), Agnes W [Mrs W B Runciman] (c1877-1930), John (c1873-), James (1875-1932), Alice G (c1882-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Kelvinside Academy | |
| Occupation | Soldier, clerk | |
| 1881 Census | 6 Queens Terrace, Glasgow | |
| 1891 Census | 1 Marlborough Terrace, Glasgow | |
| 1901 Census | South African War? | |
| Home Address | Argentina? | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Epsilon Lair 511 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Other Information | At some point after the South African War (possibly in 1906) Anderson emigrated to Argentina where he became a rancher on the Estancia La Caledonia at Colonia Alvear. In April 1912, while resident at Campana, Argentina he joined the Campana Masonic Lodge. He returned from Argentina in April 1916 to enlist. | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry, and Find my past. | |
Gallery
Robert Coventry Anderson - Monument - Epsilon
Robert Coventry Anderson
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
