Basic Details
Surname
Findlay
Forenames
Robert Scott
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
He came up to Balliol in 1905. He died in the Gretna Railway Accident: his brothers won, between them, a Victoria Cross and 3 Military Crosses.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
9th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Captain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Scotland
Town of death
Gretna
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
22
Age at death
28
Manner of death reference
Other
Personal Details
Biography
Balliol College, Oxford, Matriculated 1905