Killed in or near Delville Wood. Brother to William Alexander and Norman Cairns. From Ali-Berko: "Laurance Grant Robertson .... qualified as a chartered accountant and worked for the Local Government Board on the District Audit staff. He was commissioned 2nd Lieut. in the Army Ordnance Department in February 1915 and transferred, at his request, to the King’s Own Scottish Borderers in July that year, seeking front-line action. He was killed during the course of the Battle of the Somme on 30th July 1916, and his name is among those classed as ‘missing’ on the Thiepval Memorial."
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Laurance Grant Robertson
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Sutton House & the Robertson brothers
Sutton House This building was given to the National Trust by W. A. Robertson...
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Kathleen Veronica Hughes
Kathleen Veronica Hughes was killed in the Moorgate tube disaster. When her death was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1975 in London City Registration District, her date of birth was shown as 'Abo...
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William Ramsay
Royal mason. In 1332 designed the Chapter House and Cloister at St Paul's.
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Edmund Spenser
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
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