We remember Robert Andrew Lomax Purves

We remember Robert Andrew Lomax Purves

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Prestonpans, East Lothian United Kingdom Source:7294937 Source:8813497 1885
1891
dates Age 6 Source:8813497 1891
1891
employment Scholar Source:8813497 1891
1891
location Athelstone Lodge, Prestonpans United Kingdom parents address Source:8813497 1891
1901
dates Age 16 Source:8813495 1901
1915
dates Age 29 Source:8813494 3rd December 1915
1915
employment Law clerk Source:8813494 3rd December 1915
1915
enlistment Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8813494 8th December 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8813494 14th July 1916 - 29th August 1916
1916
service British Army Private 4397 Royal Scots 5th Battalion Source:8813494 23rd July 1916
1916
dates Age 31 Source:7294937 29th August 1916
service British Army Private 4397 Royal Scots 9th (Training Reserve) Battalion Source:7294937
1916
death Killed in Action "I have shot myself as I cannot stand the hardship and sufferings of this life any longer, and there is no chance of getting home to see my parents whom may God bless and comfort in their trouble." Fricourt Wood, Mametz France Source:7294937 Source:8813494 29th August 1916
burial Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France I. A. 53. Source:7294937

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Andrew Lomax
Initials RAL
Last Name Purves
Source 7294937
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Athelstone Lodge, Prestonpans United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4397 Royal Scots 5th Battalion Private
British Army 4397 Royal Scots 9th (Training Reserve) Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Andrew John Reid Purves father
Eliza Martha Lomax mother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-12-03 5'3"

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Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878

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