Service Details
Name:
 MacNAE
Given Name:
 ROBERT
Initials:
 R
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
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Unit:
 10th Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 Formerly Private 2nd Transvaal Scottish
Date of Death:
 1916-10-10
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Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 20 October 1916 pg. 10187 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. When all his senior officers had become casualties, he rallied his men and led them in two fresh attempts to capture the enemy's trench. Finally, he carried his company serjeant-major, who was severely wounded, back to safety. He set a fine example throughout the day."
Additional
Information:
Son of the late Robert and Grace MacNae, of Maxwelltown, Dumfries. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 IV. G. 12.

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