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Robert Appleby Bartram (British Army officer)
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Colonel Robert Appleby Bartram, MC
, TD
, DL
(2 April 1894–1981) was a British soldier and shipbuilder.
, née Rhind, (1871–1956). His namesake grandfather was Sir Robert Appleby Bartram
.
during World War I
in Gallipoli, Macedonia
and France
.
In 1938 he took Command of his Regiment, the Scottish Horse
, and was responsible for its mobilization at the start of the Second World War. At Dunkeld
in 1939 he led the Regiment on its last exercise on horseback before it was split in to two and re-roled as gunners
.
He remained in command of part of his old Regiment, the 79th (Scottish Horse
) Medium Regiment of Royal Artillery until 1940.
Retaining his close link to the Scottish Horse, he was the last Honorary Colonel to be appointed and served in this post from 29 May 1952 to its amalgamation 1956.
He was then the first Honorary Colonel of the new Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
an appointment he held until 28 Mar 1957.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, TD
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(2 April 1894–1981) was a British soldier and shipbuilder.
Early life
Bartram was born in Sunderland, the son of George Bartram (1860–1910) and his wife Euphemia Walker OBEOrder of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, née Rhind, (1871–1956). His namesake grandfather was Sir Robert Appleby Bartram
Robert Appleby Bartram (shipbuilder)
Sir Robert Appleby Bartram, JP was a British shipbuilder.Bartram was born in South Hylton, County Durham , and was the son of the shipbuilder George Bartram and his wife Margaret, née Appleby . On 28 December 1859, he married Ann Naizby at St Mary's Church, South Hylton...
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Military career
Bartram served in the Scottish HorseScottish Horse
The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry....
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in Gallipoli, Macedonia
Macedonian front (World War I)
The Macedonian Front resulted from an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. The expedition came too late and in insufficient force to prevent the fall of Serbia, and was complicated by the internal...
and France
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
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In 1938 he took Command of his Regiment, the Scottish Horse
Scottish Horse
The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry....
, and was responsible for its mobilization at the start of the Second World War. At Dunkeld
Dunkeld
Dunkeld is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is about 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite side of the Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. Dunkeld and Birnam share a railway station, on the...
in 1939 he led the Regiment on its last exercise on horseback before it was split in to two and re-roled as gunners
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
.
He remained in command of part of his old Regiment, the 79th (Scottish Horse
Scottish Horse
The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry....
) Medium Regiment of Royal Artillery until 1940.
Retaining his close link to the Scottish Horse, he was the last Honorary Colonel to be appointed and served in this post from 29 May 1952 to its amalgamation 1956.
He was then the first Honorary Colonel of the new Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse is a Yeomanry Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry part of the British Territorial Army. It was formed following the amalgamation of the The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and The Scottish Horse regiments....
an appointment he held until 28 Mar 1957.