KOSB / 6 DLI - J.W. Robson (3191213): any details?

If you can, that would be wonderful, if only to check the details which have been sent to me by localhistory@LiveBorders1.org.uk, which I suppose probably will be correct:

 

James William Robson died on 11 April 1960 and his address was listed as Monteviot House, Ancrum

If this is confirmed as the J Robson the OP seeks, then Its possible that he was working at another grand house or estate at the time of his death, as Monteviot was then & still is the official home of the Marquess of Lothian & the Kerr family.
Monteviot House & Gardens

 

We know from his medals that this man served in the Western Desert with the 8th Army, Sicily (more likely than Italy) and NW Europe, probably landing on Gold Beach on D-Day. However, if this man was with the 6th Bn Durham Light Infantry from 15 January 1940 for the duration, he would have fought with the BEF in Belgium/France in 1940 too.

He’s not listed on CWGC and given the places he saw service, extremely lucky to make it home (assuming he was an infantryman).

Be great to see his service records!

 

I will ask for them. Only need to find out how to pay GBP30.-. Living in Holland, I don't have cheques (which is requesed). Everything is through internet these days...

 

Over here you can get your bank to issue a draft payable in the currency of the country you are sending it to & drawable on the clearing system of that country. Cost about 10.00 sterling. They can be stopped if lost in the post.

We also have or used to have postal orders over here.

Hopefully your bank offer a similar service in the Netherlands.

 

Hi

I should have added that there are also International Money orders that serve the same purpose & may be available through post offices or any of the big companies like American express, Western Union etc. I have not used these so am not making a reccomendation & there will of course be other companies that offer the service.

 

If you investigate how to pay and are still struggling, I’ll pay for the service records and happy to do so. Just let me know if you need my help!

Best,

Steve.

 

Definitely Sicily, see post #30.

 

Today, I received the following fragment from "Durham Light Infantry enlistment book D/DLI 15/1/40":

 

Dear Steve,

Following your generous offer, I sent you a PM on 21 February, to make use of the practical help you were offering (with me of course repaying the cost involved, directly to you). Can you please let me know if the offer still stands? I still don't know where to get a cheque or "money order" or other form of physical payment (apart from going to the bank and buy some pound notes, which I feel is not what they want), to put in the envelope together with the application forms (which I have found and have all the required information for). Bit strange they don't facilitate digital payment, such as PayPal.

Kind regards, Ronald.

 

Evening Ronald,

I’ve been away on business in Germany and then long hours back in London last week. I have looked in on the forum, but no time to sort this yet. Will look at ordering the service records tomorrow!

Best,

Steve.

 

Hi Steve,

Thanks! No great hurry (understood it will take a long time for the records to arrive anyway). I was just being a bit impatient to know if I had finally found a way (you ) to get at the service records. Please also send a PM for me to repay the costs.

Kind regards, Ronald.

 

Any better contemporary photos of the "grey stone cairn" and its "white marble tablet" at the Primesole battlefield?
Additional information (e.g. service records) on J.W. Robson (3191213) also very much appreciated.

 

Still no service records (applied for them through NA last October), but figured photo below would be nice to add. Put up by Robson originally...