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Robert Marshall Sives (1915-1944)

Soldier
Service No:405253
Rank:Trooper
Squadron:C
Troop:A1 Echelon
Role:Fitter
Known as:Jock
KIA:4 Aug 1944
Burial:Bayeux War Cemetery, grave XXVI. F. 16. [Grave 1] [Grave 2]
Commemorated:23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 271
Casualty List
Record
Images:[Photo 1] [Photo 2]
Civilian
Residence:'Brooklands', Stanfordham, Newcastle, Northumberland
Birth:23 Mar 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland
Marriage: to Doris Frances Johnson registered Dec 1939 in Nothumberland Central district
Children:1 son
Parents
James Fernie Gardner SivesJane Watson Marshall
Birth 14 Jul 1878 in Edinburgh.
Death 19 Dec 1942 in Edinburgh.
Birth c.1881 in Edinburgh.
Death 24 Feb 1946 in Edinburgh.
Marriage 31 Oct 1902 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Notes

Robert was in the C Sqr Fitters' half-track when it was ambushed between the village of Presles and the climb up to the Perrier ridge. The half-track took a direct hit from an H.E. shell. The incident is described in the 23H Story Page 96+ and a full account is here.