Robert Duncan Wilson
| Rank | Private S/14975 | |
| Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion | |
| Military Service | Nothing is known in any detail about Wilson’s military service. He was not entitled to the 1914-15 Star so he did not reach France until sometime in 1916. He was drafted to a regular battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which had been serving in France since August 1914. By August 1916 it was part of 98th Brigade, 33rd Division and involved in the attacks on High Wood during the Battle of the Somme. | |
| Born | c1893, Glasgow | |
| Death | 28th August 1916 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed on active service | |
| Age | 23 | |
| Memorial | Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15 A and 16 C. | |
| CWGC Information | None | |
| Parents | James Wilson (c1851-1935) & Catherine S Duff (c1858-1915) | |
| Father's Occupation | Letter press printer (1911) | |
| Siblings | Grace (c1881-), John (c1883-), James D (c1886-), William (c1889-), Agnes T (c1892-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Not known | |
| Occupation | Bank clerk (1911) | |
| 1901 Census | 15 Cleveland Street, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 114 Berkeley Street, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | 1916 – St Vincent Street, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Mnema Lair 143 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Other Information | His brothers, James and William, also served in the First World War | |
| 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 Duncan Wilson Monument - Mnema
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
