Soldier Record
Robert Clark Morton
Contributed by: Evelyn Clark Morton Fletcher, on 2008-11-08
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Robert Clark |
| Surname | Morton |
| Year of Birth | 1893 |
| Year of Death | 1916 |
| Regiment | Highland Light Infantry |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire |
Robert Clark's Story
I did not know my grandfather. My grannie (m/s Janet Baillie) had a picture of him added to a portrait of her and her baby son (Robert - my father) after my grandfather's death. My grandfather was killed in France 11 months after my father was born. She loved him with a great passion and on his death her hair (I am told) turned white with the shock. They had been married almost three years when my grandfather was killed.
The greatest thing a man can do is to lay down his life for another
The greatest thing a man can do is to lay down his life for another.
His name is on the Phietval Memorial. His body was never found.
No additional memories have been submitted