Robertson, Rev. James Duncan
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: 9th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Biography: Son of James Robertson, machine man; born Aberdeen, 11 June, 1886; student in Arts, 1908-11 ; studied at Aberdeen U.F. College, 1911-14;, licensed as a probationer by the U.F. Presbytery of Aberdeen, 7 June 1915. Robertson enlisted in November 1914 as a private in the 4th Gordon Highlanders ; in January 1915 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, and afterwards rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He saw much service in France and Belgium, was several times wounded, once severely, and in April 1917 was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry. On 27 August 1917 he died of wounds received in action at Ypres the previous day. Robertson was an earnest and conscientious student, and for several years rendered valuable service in connection with a Mission of which he had charge in the neighbourhood of Huntly. His early death destroyed the promise of a useful ministry.
Honours: Military Cross
Date of Death: 27 August 1917
Burial Details: Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Plot 18, Row C, Grave 20.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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