Pte Robert Stewart (notice of death letter)
Item
Title
Pte Robert Stewart (notice of death letter)
Who?
Pte Robert Stewart
Item(s)
Official notice of death letter
Story
The official notice of death of Private Robert Stewart, my great-uncle. He served in the King's Own Scottish Borders and was killed in 1916. He was buried near the causality clearing station.
As my grandmother could not afford to travel to his grave in France, I was the first family member to visit. Though I didn't know him, it was a very emotional experience. It was a small cemetery, I placed a small cross on his grave. When my grandmother died, the letters and objects relating to his service and death were passed to her grandson, my son
As my grandmother could not afford to travel to his grave in France, I was the first family member to visit. Though I didn't know him, it was a very emotional experience. It was a small cemetery, I placed a small cross on his grave. When my grandmother died, the letters and objects relating to his service and death were passed to her grandson, my son
When?
1914 -1916
Where?
Britian and France
Contributor
Linda Wade
Collection Day
01/02/18, Sunningwell