Mackay, Robert Lindsay (b. 1896-: medical student, University of Glasgow, Scotland)

Robert Lindsay Mackay was born in 1896 in Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland and was educated there. During the first world war, he served in the 11th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, holding the posts of Signalling Officer, Assistant Adjutant, and Platoon Officer, and achieving the rank of Lieutenant. What follows is a brief summary of his army career taken from his war diaries:

On 4th September 1916, he was recalled from leave, and joined the 11th Service Battalion the Argylls, on 13 September 1916, at the Somme front, in the area of Martinpuich and Becourt. Here he experienced heavy fighting and a gas attack. In early 1917, the battalion was moved to the area around Arras, where it took part in the Arras offensive (April 1917), and was involved in the battle for Guemappe and Monachy (23 April).

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