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In memory of:

Private John Stanley Robson

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Military service

Service number: 71514
Age: 27
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 27th Bn.
Birth: Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Enlistment: October 27, 1914 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death: September 28, 1916 Étaples, France

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: XI. D. 17.
Additional information

Son of Joseph and Martha Robson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Husband of Ruth Robson, of St. Boniface, Manitoba.

Additional citations

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on September 15th and 16th 1916, this stretcher bearer worked unceasingly under intense fire attending to wounded in shell holes in the depth of 1200 yards by his own efforts he succeeded in evacuating and saving the lives of a large number of his comrades.' (London Gazette): 9-12-16). <P>
1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 156 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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