STEWART, ROBERT
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Text on stone:
Fusilier
2822393
01/10/1944
22
The Royal Welch Fusiliers 4th Bn.
II. E. 06.
A life true and kind no better you will find.
His loving sister Cathie and brother Hugh
Additional information:
Son of James and Henrietta Stewart; husband of Kathleen Stewart.
Died of wounds at the fieldhospital in the village of Meerveldhoven. Initially buried there.
From the service records of Robert Stewart, we gathered the following information:
He was born on December 9, 1921, in Wick, County of Caithness.
He enlisted on April 21, 1939, in the Seaforth Highlanders.
He was 6 feet 6 inches tall, with grey eyes and brown hair.
According to the service records, he was 22 years old when he died of his wounds, which contrasts with the age of 25 listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
Further research is required to determine his exact age.
Initial grave site at Meerveldhoven.
John O Groat Journal 20 October 1944
John O Groat Journal 5 October 1945
