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Robert Cecil Robertson, Royal Army Medical Corps, Pathologist, Resister and Artist

Posted: June 21st, 2026 | No Comments »

Robert Cecil Roberston, born in Kilmarnock, Scotland,1889 and died in Hong Kong 1942 while interned during the Japanese occupation. He was a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WW1. He was involved in The British Army Aid Group (BAAG) was a paramilitary organisation for British and Allied forces in southern China during the Second World War, interned in Stanley where he died. He’s buried in Hong Kong Cemetery. He was also a pretty good artist – some examples below….

Junks in Shanghai Harbour
Dhows in Shanghai
arched bridge and waterway – Soochow
Jiaxing
Bridge, Suzhou
Crowded anchorage, Suzhou
Island teahouse – Jiaxing
Robertson – (Josepho-Schick portrait)


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