Robert Kydd Mill Keillor was born on 12 February 1877 at 13 Stuart Street, St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland. He was the son of Thomas Keillor and his wife Margaret Hemsworth. [1]
He passed away on Tuesday 16 October 1917 at Dunkirk, Nord, France during WWI. When serving on H.M.S. Attentive III, he was drowned at Dunkirk dock while he was returning to duty during an air raid. It is believed that in the darkness he slipped over the edge of the dock, and although a powerful swimmer, it is supposed he had been stunned by the fall and unable to recover himself. [2]
1877 KEILLOR, ROBERT KYDD MIL (Statutory registers Births 272/ 109)
1877 Births in the District of Arbroath, County of Forfar
Name: KEILLOR, Robert Kydd Mill
Birth: 12 February 1877, 11h 45m PM
Birthplace: 13 Stuart Street, St Vigeans
Gender: M
Father: Thomas Keillor, carter, servant
Mother: Margaret Keillor, m.s. Ainsworth (prev. Hemsworth)
Parents marriage 12 October 1875, Arbroath
Informant: Thoomas keillor, Father (present)
Registration: 26 February 1877, Arbroath
Registra: Alex. Webster
↑https://www.ancestry.com.au UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919. Original data - War Graves Roll. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.Original data: War Graves Roll. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.
Name: Robert Kydd Milne Keillor
Rank: AB
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1879 [12 Feb 1877]
Birth Place: Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Branch of Service: Royal Navy
CoD: Killed or died by means other than disease, accident or enemy action
Official Number Port Division: 189424
Death Date: 16 Oct 1917
Ship or Unit: HM Motor Lighter X167
Location of Grave: 2. B. 10.
Name and Address of Cemetery: Dunkerque Town Cemetery Extension, France
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