Robert Ballantine Anderson | 2nd Battle of Gaza
Robert was in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was born in 1890 and died in 1917, aged 27. He was the third of five sons, of Robert Ballantine Anderson and Agnes Anderson of Glenburn Hall, Jedburgh. All five sons were in active service. Robert served in Gallipoli and Gaza; he was killed by the Turks at Outpost Hill, Gaza, South Palestine, and buried in Gaza War Cemetery. He started as a private in the 1st Lovat Scouts, and died as a lieutenant in the KOSB.
His story is told by the digitized material. The first digitized document is a summary of his background and tells the story of the 2nd Battle of Gaza, a detailed account of the attack on Outpost Hill 19 April 1917, where he was 2nd lieutenant in D company: of how only 33 men survived of the original garrison of 400. Other images include war diaries, obit notices and memorials.
Roberts's photographs
Typewritten story of what happened in Gaza
Regimental war diary
Obituary notice from paper
Casualty details
Photograph of cemetery in Gaza
Plaque in church at Jedburgh
Memorial in Jedburgh graveyard
Memorial outside Jedburgh Abbey
University of Edinburgh roll of honour
Memorial scroll
Robert Ballantine Anderson - Middle Eastern Front
Photograph
Gallipoli
Robert Ballantine Anderson, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Photographs of Robert Ballantine Anderson
Memoir
Trench Life
Biography of Robert, with paragraph of early life followed by a summary of the attack on Outpost Hill at the 2nd Battle of Gaza, on 19th April 1917, where Robert was Lieutenant, and in command of the company after the death of Captain Cochrane. The document describes the strategy and events, resulting in heavy bombardment by the Turks, and the deaths of 33 men out of the garrison's orignal 400, including Robert.
Robert Ballantine Anderson, 2nd Battle of Gaza
Typewritten summary of events at 2nd Battle of Gaza
Artillery
gaza
Regimental war diary
Official document
2nd Battle of Gaza
Remembrance
Robert Ballantine Anderson
Obituary notice
English
Italiano
Memorabilia
Casualty details from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Casualty details
Photograph of cemetery in Gaza
Robert Ballatine Anderson
Plaque in church at Jedburgh
Jedburgh
Memorial in Jedburgh graveyard
Memorial to Robert Ballantine Anderson, Jedburgh graveyard
Memorial in Jedburgh graveyard to Robert Ballantine Anderson d.1917, and his parents.
War memorial outside Jedburgh Abbey, including inscription for Anderson, R.B., Lieut. KOSB
War memorial outside Jedburgh Abbey
Edinburgh
Edinburgh University roll of honour
Official memorial scroll, with George VI's coat of arms
Memorial scroll
CONTRIBUTOR
Mr and Mrs Dove
DATE
- 1917-04-17
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
19
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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