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119: Pte Robert Stewart (notice of death letter)

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<p dir="ltr">The official notice of death of Private Robert Stewart, my great-uncle. He served in the King's Own Scottish Borders and was killed in 1916. He was buried near the causality clearing station. </p><p dir="ltr">As my grandmother could not afford to travel to his grave in France, I was the first family member to visit. Though I didn't know him, it was a very emotional experience. It was a small cemetery, I placed a small cross on his grave. When my grandmother died, the letters and objects relating to his service and death were passed to her grandson, my son</p>

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Linda Wade

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Pte Robert Stewart

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 -1916

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Britain and France

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Official notice of death letter

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Sunningwell School, Abingdon (01/02/18)

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