Robert Appleby Bartram (British Army officer)
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Colonel Robert Appleby Bartram MC TD | |
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| Born | 2 April 1894 Macedonia France |
| Awards | Military Cross Territorial Decoration |
| Other work | Shipbuilder |
Colonel Robert Appleby Bartram,
Early life
Bartram was born in
Military career
Bartram served in the
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[2] 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.[3]
Civilian life
Bartram's father and uncles all predeceased their father, therefore he took over his grandfather's shipbuilding company,
Bartram married Winifred Hannah Murray (1895–1985) at St Paul's, Haswell, County Durham (her native village) on 8 May 1924. Their children were Anne V. (born 1925), Colonel George Christopher "Kit" (1927–2013), Marianne V. (born 1929) and Robin Murray (born 1934). Bartram died in Lanchester, County Durham in 1981, aged 87.