Robert A Bland
Date of death: 7.10.1916
Area: Crofton
Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service number: 22119
War Service
Private Robert Andrew Bland, service number 22119 was in the 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He was born at Sharlston, enlisted at Wakefield and was a resident of Crofton. He was killed in action in France / Flanders on 7th October 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.