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Surname: LAMBERT
Forename(s): Robert Henry
Place of Birth: Castle Bolton, Yorkshire
Service No: C/12595
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion / Unit: 21st (Service) Battalion. (Yeoman Rifles)
Division: 41st Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1916-09-17
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CASTLE BOLTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Robert Henry Lambert was the son of Robert and Jane Lambert, née Horn. Robert, senior, was born at Horsehouse and Jane at Redmire, Yorkshire.
1901 Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Census: Robert H. Lambert, aged 5 years, born Castle Bolton, son of Robert and Jane Lambert.
1911 Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Census: Robert Henry Lambert, aged 15 years, born Castle Bolton, son of Robert and Jane Lambert.
The British Army Service Record for Robert Henry Lambert exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Robert W. [sic] Lambert, C/12595, K. R. Rif. C.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Robert H. Lambert, C/12595, 21st Bn K. R. Rif. C.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Robert Henry Lambert, C.12595, 21st (S) Bn. K.R.R.C. Date and Place of Death: 15-17.9.16. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount
Authorised: Brother and Sole Legatee - William T. £1 10s. 0d. Brother and Co Legatee - William T. £5 2s. 2d. Brother and Co Legatee - No. 30742, Pte Christopher Horn Lambert c/o O.C., "B" Battery 1st (Res) Bde. R.F.A. (T) South Camp, Ripon, Yorks. £5 2s. 2d.
A short biography of Robert is included in: ‘Wensleydale Remembered – The Sacrifice made by the Families of a Northern Dale 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ by Keith Taylor (2004).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 41st Division
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Thank you for this record on my great uncle which I can now share with my children. We are immensely proud and his nephew (my uncle) was named after him. We have visited his memorial at Thiepval, as well as seen the plaque in Castle Bolton Church. He continues to be remembered by his family.