Capt N C Robertson and 2nd Lt L G Robertson WWI


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Reference WMO/278454

Address:

Frensham Common

Frensham

England

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Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Outside - hilltop/field/countryside
Description: Land
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: On National Trust Land: "The greater part of Frensham Common (266ha of the 373ha) was acquired as a memorial to two brothers, Norman and Laurance Robertson. Their eldest brother, William, left a bequest to the National Trust to acquire property 'within reasonably easy access of London' as a memorial to them. The land was purchased in 1940 and the inscription on the marker obelisk reads: Frensham Common/ Was Bequeathed To The / National Trust / By W. A. Robertson In / Memory Of His Brothers / Norman Cairns / Robertson Captn. / 2nd Batt. Hampshire Regt / Who Died 20th June 1917 At / Hanover Germany And Of / Laurance Grant / Robertson 2nd Lieutenant. / 2nd Battalion King's Own / Scottish Borderers Who / Was Killed In Action In / France During The Battle / Of The Somme In Or Near/ Delville Wood 30th July 1916"
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