Robert Bruce Macleay
Person details
| Forename(s) | Robert Bruce |
|---|---|
| Surname | Macleay |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Indian Armoured Corps |
| Age | 22 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Western Europe > Italy |
| Date of Death | 28/02/1944 |
| Year of Entry | 1936 |
| House Letter | D |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments | The story of 'Robert's Bridge' as reported by John Redfern, was published in the 'Daily Express' Friday, 25th February 1944. Copy of the text is in Macleay's OR file in Radley Archives |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) |
| Prefect | - |
| Military Decorations | MC |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Italy > Moro River |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Prep School | Windlesham House, Worthing |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | June 18 1944. Killed in action in February, 1944. Robert Bruce Macleay. Lieut., Indian Armoured Corps (Watkins's. D, 1936-40). Here he lived an unassuming life, going his own way with little regard to the conventions, satisfied with one great friendship that began on his first day as a new boy, lasted unbroken through his school days, and which had just been re-established in a foreign land when he died. His name is preserved here among the lists of the VIIIs in the Boat House. He had always meant to be a soldier and the war came to him not as the collapse of all his dreams but as an opportunity for professional achievement. His personal qualities won for him the devotion of his men, and his courage was rewarded by the grant on the field of the Military Cross. Somewhere is a bridge known to the British Forces as "Robertsbridge" . |
| Service Number | 4665 |
| Place of Birth |
