Muchty Remembers

Born Kirkcaldy, Fife [1897]

Residence: [2 Crescent Lane), Dundee, Forfar

Died 23 July 1918, France

Enlisted Kirkcaldy.

Private 28672 King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Killed in action

Formerly 3039, Fife & Forfarshire Yeomanry.

Buried Buzancy Military Cemetery, France, 1.C.18

Robert Johnstone Lamb was born at Kirkcaldy in 1897, the youngest child of Alexander Lamb and his second wife Catherine Ferris.Alexander Lamb was a butcher, born at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, 2 November 1860. Alexander Lamb married, firstly, Jane Park, 1850-1891. In 1881 they were living in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, where he was a flesher. They had two children, James Park Lamb, born Edinburgh, 1884, later a butcher’s assistant, and Jane Crabb Park Lamb, born Edinburgh 1888. Jane Park Lamb died in 1891 and soon after Alexander Lamb married Catherine Ferris, born 1850, Kirkcaldy, Fife. There were three children, Lizzie McIntyre Lamb, born Kirkcaldy, 1893; Mary Reid Lamb, born Kirkcaldy, 1894, and Robert Johnstone Lamb, born Kirkcaldy, 1897. In 1901 Alexander Lamb, butcher, was living at Simpson Terrace, Auchtermuchty, with his wife Catherine and five children. James Park Lamb, 17, was a butcher’s assistant to his father. Robert Johnstone Lamb was 4 years old.

 

Alexander Lamb, his wife and family do not appear in the 1911 Census.

 

Alexander Lamb’s father was also Alexander Lamb, 1832-1901, born Ardrossan, died Saltcoats, Ayrshire, and his mother was Mary Reid, 1830-1891, born Stevenston, died Ardrossan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Johnstone Lamb was living at 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee, with his parents by 1916. He enlisted at Kirkcaldy after his 18th birthday in 1916. He joined the Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry, Army number 3039, but was then attached to 7/8th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Army number 28672.

Robert Johnstone Lamb was wounded in 1917 and was killed on 23 July 1918. He was buried at Buzancy War Cemetery, France.

 

"CASUALTIES - Five Auchtermuchty men are in the casualty list this week, all wounded. Their names are: Privates Steadman, Newburgh Road (for the fifth time, and severely); Blyth, Upper Greens;  Dunn, son of Councillor Dunn, Pitmedden Wynd; P. Clark (for the second time), son of Mr. A. Clark, Dunshalt; and Robert Lamb, formerly employed as a butcher with his father in Cupar Road." Fife News, 21 Apr 1917.

 

"THE TOLL OF THE WAR – The casualty lists this week include among the killed the names of two Auchtermuchty lads… The other Auchtermuchty casualty is Robert Lamb, of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, a son of Mr Lamb who carried on  a business as butcher here. He, too, was little more than a boy, but had already fully a year ago been wounded. To the parents of both lads the heart-felt sympathy of the community goes out.” Fife News, 7 Sep 1918.

 

DEATHS: "LAMB. - Killed in action on 23rd July, Pte Robert J. Lamb, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, att. K.O.S.B, aged 21 years, son of Mr and Mrs Lamb, 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee (late of Auchtermuchty)." Fife News, 14 Sep 1918.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzancy Military Cemetery, France.