Robert – Todd – North British Railway – Private – 22/03/1918
Title
Robert – Todd – North British Railway – Private – 22/03/1918
Initials / forenames
Robert
Surname
Todd
Railway company
North British Railway
Military unit
9th Battalion Royal Scots
Military rank
Private
Military number
353503
Railway job
Signalman
Date died
22/03/1918
Memorial
Marteville Communal Cemetery, Attilly
Notes
Born at Peebles in 1887, Todd was the youngest son of Robert Chalmers Todd, a Ploughman, and Agnes [Kerr] Todd, and the husband of Mary M Learmonth whom he married shortly before leaving on active service. His siblings were Richard, John, Margaret, Jessie, Agnes and Elizabeth. Before enlisting at South Queensferry, he was employed as a railway signalman and resided at Wester Dalmeny then 19 Montpelier Park, Edinburgh. Killed in action.
Information source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Information provided by Neill Gilhooley (private researcher)
Date entered
20/09/2017
Last updated
03/11/2015
Citation
“Robert – Todd – North British Railway – Private – 22/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 5, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/41854.