Pte Alexander Robertson 2821301 of the Seaforth Highlanders died on 24th April 1944. He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial as having no known grave but there are no personal details on the CWGC Register. However I found this newspaper article with a photo in a newspaper trawl. Not Forgotten
Am I missing something - checked CWGC and there is no Robertson who died on 24 May 1944 or mentioned on Rangoon Memorial - are you sure of the date he died?? Ahhh its 24th April 1944 Casualty Details | CWGC PRIVATE ALEXANDER ROBERTSON Service Number: 2821301 Regiment & Unit/Ship Seaforth Highlanders 1st Bn. Date of Death Died 24 April 1944 Age 23 years old Buried or commemorated at RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 18. Myanmar TD
Apologies TD - got the date wrong. It appears he was Mentioned In Despatches as well. It appeared in the London Gazette of 5 April 1945.
Hi Browno Would it be possible to find the name of his parents and in particular his wife? I'm not sure how the Scottish family records work. I would like to get the CWGC records online amended to give some details of him - I think it is so sad when they just have a name but nothing else.
Skoyen This group have a specific thread on that memorial, perhaps they could research a little deeper if asked The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project :: View topic - Aberlour TD
TD Yes, saw that. Unfortunately my account on that site seems to be suspended for some reason otherwise I would ask there. But I think BrownO is one of the organisers of the site.