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Oliver Hope Robertson was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK in around 1890, the birth having been registered in the first quarter of 1890. His parents were Henry Robertson, an artist, and his wife, Hamilton Champbell Robertson, nee Barclay, who hailed from Scotland.
By 1911, Oliver was an undergraduate studying at Queen’s College, Cambridge University and the family lived in Hastings, Sussex. He then studied theology at Ridley Hall College, Cambridge University. Oliver was ordained as an Anglican Church minister and became Curate of Christ Church, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.
Oliver enlised as an Army Chaplain in February 1917 and was posted to the Western Front. He transferred to the London Regiment as a Private soldier in the 16th Battalion - County of London Battalion, Queen's Westminster Rifles.
Rifleman (The Rev’d) Oliver Robertson, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) was killed on active service near Arras, France on 28th March 1918, aged 28. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France, on Bay 10.
The 16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at Queen's Hall, 58 Buckingham Gate, Westminster. When war broke out in August 1914, they were part of the 4th London Brigade, 2nd London Division.
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Original source: 28 March 1918, Revd Oliver Robertson, died, aged 28. Born Ipswich, 3 siblings. On Arras Memorial. Dad, an artist, exhibited @royalacademy Studied @QueensCam & @RidleyHall. Curate @ChChStLeonards Oct 1916, enlisted as Army Chaplain. Feb 1917, became Private in London Regiment. #WW1
Additional information from: Find m y Past, FreeBMD,
https://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/oliver-hope-robertson/
https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/visiting-the-college/history/college-facts/roll-of-honour-world-war-1
https://www.christchurchstleonards.co.uk/
https://www.steppingforwardlondon.org/16th-county-of-london-battalion-the-london-regiment-queens-westminster-rifles.html
https://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Surname=Robertson+&Forename=Oliver+Hope+&Initials=&ServiceNum=555525&Regiment=&ServedWith=United+Kingdom&CountryCommemoratedIn=null&Cemetery=&Unit=&Rank=&SecondaryRegiment=&SecondaryUnit=&AgeOfDeath=0&DateDeathFromDay=1&DateDeathFromMonth=January&DateDeathFromYear=&DateDeathToDay=1&DateDeathToMonth=January&DateDeathToYear=&DateOfDeath=&Honours=null&AdditionalInfo=
