Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

Dr Robert D Goldie

Robert Dunlop Goldie was born on 4 May 1887 in Cumnock, the son of John Goldie the draper's in the Square.

He graduated as a doctor (MB) from Glasgow University in 1908.

Captain Robert D Goldie
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps - Special Reserve
Degree: MB ChB
Awards: French Medaille D'honneur

He was a Captain in the RAMC

In 1916  he was awarded the Medal of Honour from the Mayor of Corbie in France for devotion to duty regarding contagious diseases in and around Corbie.

After the war he emigrated to Corrimal then Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia where he worked as a doctor.

He died on 1st March 1952

Cumnock Connections tree

His death was reported in the
Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW) in the edition of 3rd March 1952, accessed via Trove



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