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Robert Findlay driver RASC

M, #3898, b. 10 March 1910, d. 16 November 2003
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 16 Jun 2024

Parents:

Father*: Robert Findlay ploughman b. 7 Mar 1878, d. 28 Apr 1961
Mother*: Mary Ann Robertson domestic servant b. 5 Jan 1878, d. 28 Oct 1954
  • Birth*: Robert Findlay driver RASC was born on 10 March 1910 at Mains of Craigisla, Kilry, Perthshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Robert Findlay ploughman and Mary Ann Robertson domestic servant.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Robert Findlay driver RASC married Mary Johnson circa 1935.
  • (Deceased) Death*: Robert Findlay driver RASC died on 16 November 2003 at Ochil Nursing Home, Perthshire, Scotland, at age 93 Dundee Courier Newspaper, 18 November 2003; FINDLAY: Peacefully at Ochil Nursing Home, Perth on Sunday, November 16 2003, ROBERT (BOB) (formerly Lismore Court, Perth) aged 93 years, beloved husband of MARY and much loved uncle. Funeral on Friday, November 21, service in Perth Crematorium at 10:45am to which all family and friends are respectfully invited.1
  • Burial*: He was buried on 21 November 2003 at Perth Crematorium, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, .1

Military Service

  • Prisoner of War: Robert Findlay driver RASC was held as a Prisoner of War between 1940 and 1945 captured at Dunkirk, France in 1940. He was interned at Stalag XXID which was situated at Posen, Poland. It was opened August 1940 and closed January 1945. When the Russian Army had almost reached the camp, the P.O.W's were forced marched to return to Germany. Many died en-route over the 500 mile journey.
  • Military Service*: Robert Findlay driver RASC served with the Royal Army Service Corps between 1940 and 1945.

Citations

  1. [S40] From LW [Sept 2007].