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COMBE, ROBERT GRIERSON
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
COMBE, ROBERT GRIERSON
Date Of Birth
5 Aug 1880
Age
36
Birth Place
Aberdeen, Scotland
Resided Place
Scotland; England; Canada
Date
3 May 1917
Date Of Death
3 May 1917
Fate
Killed in action.
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27th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Son of James and Elizabeth Combe, of Aberdeen Scotland; husband of Jean Traquair Donald Combe, of 155, Linden Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Emigrated to Canada around 1906.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
6381 (V.C.); Issue: 30154 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Acheville, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Canadian Army
Regiment
Manitoba Regiment
Battalion
27th Battalion
Place of Death
Acheville, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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