98054 James Archibald St. George Fitzwarenne DESPENCER-ROBERTSON, OBE, MP, General List: 5/5/1942

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  1. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Casualty Details | CWGC
    Name and Rank
    LIEUTENANT COLONEL
    JAMES ARCHIBALD St. GEORGE F. DESPENCER-ROBERTSON
    Service Number: 98054
    Regiment & Unit/Ship: General List, formerly Royal Welch Fusiliers
    Date of Death: Died 05 May 1942
    Age 55 years old
    Buried or commemorated at NEWTON TONY BURIAL GROUND
    Grave 7.
    Location: United Kingdom
    Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
    Additional Info: Son of Sir Helenus Robert Robertson and Lady Robertson, of Lewdown, Devon. Three times Mentioned in Despatches in the 1914-1918 War. B.A.(Oxon). M.P. for West Islington 1922-23. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt. Hon. C. C. Craig, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Pensions 1923. Member of Parliament for Salisbury since 1931.
    Personal Inscription: FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
     
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    Lindele formerly HA96

    RIP James,
    Stefan.
     

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