Sutherland, Robert
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Special Company, Royal Engineers
Biography: Son of Alexander Sutherland, shopkeeper ; born Aberdeen, 23 January 1890. He was educated at Robert Gordon's College, and in 1908 took a good place in the Bursary Competition. He graduated M.A. (II Maths.) in 1912 and B.Sc. in 1915, and was appointed Science Master at Inverurie Academy. Sutherland was widely known among his contemporaries. His delightful, quiet, unassuming manner, his ready wit, and his willingness to be of use as a pianist on all kinds of occasions made him deservedly popular. In June 1916 he joined G. Special Company, R.E., and in November of that year was sent to France where he served till 22 March 1918, on which date he was reported "missing and believed killed".
Date of Death: 22 March 1918
Burial Details: Name recorded on the Pozières Memorial, Panel 1, Column 23.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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