Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 8th Battalion
Military Service
1915 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in 8th Cameronians on 3rd April. He embarked for Gallipoli on 17th May as the junior second lieutenant in No 3 Company commanded by Captain Cecil Dunn Macindoe, another of the Necropolis casualties.
Born
Death
28th June 1915
Circumstances of death
Killed in action during the action at Gully Ravine on the 28th June.
Age
18
Memorial
Helles Memorial, Panel 92 To 97
Parents
Joseph C Robertson (1849-1918) and Margaret Hope (1849-1939), married 1874
Fathers Occupation
Cotton spinner and manufacturer
Siblings
John H H (c1880- ), James B (1881- ), Elizabeth M H (c1888- )
Spouse
Education
Occupation
1901 Census
2 La Belle Place, Glasgow
1911 Census
13 Westbourne Terrace, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Other Information
There are difficulties in confidently identifying Robertson in the official records due to doubts about his forenames. The CWGC seems to have him listed as Robert Bruce Hope Robertson (all other details match). The University of Glasgow WW1 Roll of Honour lists a William Bruce Robertson who was awarded the MC and presumed killed at Gallipoli on 28th June 1915 but neither I nor the Cameronian Museum at Hamilton can find a trace of this award in connection with William B H Robertson.
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 The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Museum, Hamilton, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), and Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk),
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org
Family Search – www.familysearch.org
The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/
Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Regiment Information
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 8th Battalion
Military Service
1915 Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in 8th Cameronians on 3rd April. He embarked for Gallipoli on 17th May as the junior second lieutenant in No 3 Company commanded by Captain Cecil Dunn Macindoe, another of the Necropolis casualties.
Born
Death
28th June 1915
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action during the action at Gully Ravine on the 28th June.
Age
18
Burial
Helles Memorial, Panel 92 To 97
Parents
Joseph C Robertson (1849-1918) and Margaret Hope (1849-1939), married 1874
Father's Occupation
Cotton spinner and manufacturer
Siblings
John H H (c1880- ), James B (1881- ), Elizabeth M H (c1888- )
Spouse
Education
Occupation
1911 Census
13 Westbourne Terrace, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
1901 Census
2 La Belle Place, Glasgow
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Other Information
There are difficulties in confidently identifying Robertson in the official records due to doubts about his forenames. The CWGC seems to have him listed as Robert Bruce Hope Robertson (all other details match). The University of Glasgow WW1 Roll of Honour lists a William Bruce Robertson who was awarded the MC and presumed killed at Gallipoli on 28th June 1915 but neither I nor the Cameronian Museum at Hamilton can find a trace of this award in connection with William B H Robertson.
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 The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Museum, Hamilton, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), and Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk),
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org
Family Search – www.familysearch.org
The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/
Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
William Bruce Hope Robertson Memorial - Epsilon - Monument - Epsilon Glasgow Necropolis
William Bruce Hope Robertson Family Group