Letters from Robert Mactier VC to his sister Belle Crawford and other papers, c.1912-c.1962 - Part 8

 

 

Newspaper Clippings of IN MEMORIAM

On Active Service

 

MACTIER-In loving memory of Private Robert 

Mactier. V.C., Killed at Mont St. Quentin, 1st

September, 1918. 

Remembrance. 

-(Crawford, Belmont, Tatura.)

MACTIER-In loving memory of Private Robert 

Mactier. V.C., Killed at Mont St. Quentin, 1st

September, 1918. 

To live in the hearts of those we love is not

to die. 

-(Inserted by Mac, Carinya, Tatura.)

 

MACTIER-In loving memory of our dear son

and brother, Private Rober Mactier, V.C. 23rd 

Battalion. Killed in action, Mont St. Quentin 

France, 1st Setpember, 1918. 

Time may wipe out many things, 

But this it wipes out never. 

The memory fo those happy days

When we were all together. 

-(Inserted by all at Reitcam, Tatura.)

MACTIER-In Loving memory of Private R.

Mactier, V.c. who was killed in action at mon

St. Quentin. France, on September 1, 1918. - re

membrance. (Carinya, Tatura.) 

MACTIER.-In loving memor of Private R

Mactier, V.C., killed in action at Mont St. Quen

tin, 1st September, 1918. - Lest we forget. (In

serted by Crawford, Belmont, Tatura.) 

 

MACTIER.-In loving memory of our dearly 

beloved son and brother, Private Robert Mac-

tier, V.C., killed in acyion. at Mony St. Quen-

tin on the 1st Septemner, 1918. 

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. 

-(Inserted by all the home folk. Reitcam, Tatura)

MACTIER.-In loving memory of our dear

brother, Private R. Macier, V.C., killed in 

action at Mont St. Quentin on the 1st Sep-

tember, 1918. 

Father in Thy gracious keeping, 

Leave we now our loved one sleeping. 

-(Inserted by Crawfords. Belmont, Tatura.) 

MACTIER.-In loving memory of our dear 

friend, Private R. Mactier., V.C., killed in

action on the 1st September, 1918. 

Loved and remembered. 

-(Inserted by his loving friends. Deepdene, Tatura.)

MACTIER-In loving memory Private Robert

Mactier, V.C., No. 6939, 23rd Batt., killed at 

Mont St quentin. (Inserted by his sister at 

Euronin, Stanhope.) 

 

MACTIER-In loving memeory of my brother, 

Private R. Mactier (V.C.), killed in action Mont. 

Quentin, France, September 1, 1918. 

Rememberance. 

-(Mac, Queen Victorian Hospital, city.) 

MACTIER-In fond memeory of Private R. Mactier

V.C., killed in action, September 1, 1918. 

To memory ever dear. 

-(Inserted by his loving friends, Deep Dene 

Tatura.) 

MACTIER-In loving memeory of Private Robert

Mactier, V.C., 23rd Battalion, killed in action

September 1, 1918, at Mont St. Quentin. 

All honour give

To those who nobly striving, nobly fell, 

That we might live. 

-(inserted by Crawfords, Belmont, Tatura.) 

MACTIER-In loving memory, of our dear son and 

brother, Private Robert Mactier, V.C., who feel 

at Mont St Quentin on the 1st Septmeber, 1918. 

A tender chord of memory

Is softly touched to-day;

Deep in our hears theres a memory 

Of a loved one far away. 

-(Inserted by mother, father, sisters, and brothers.) 

 

1918. (Tatilta, Essendon.) 

MACTIER.-In loving memory of a dear son and 

brother, Private Robert Mactier, V.C., 23rd 

Battalion, killed in action. Mont Quentin, 

September 1, 1918. 

Our thoughts thye often wander

To a soldiers honoured frave 

Your name is often spoken 

In the home you died to save 

-(Inserted by all at Beitcam, Tatura.) 

-MATHIER-In loving memeory of our brother. 

Private Robert Mactier, V.C., killed at Mont

St. Quentin on September 1, 1918

Ever Remembered. 

-(Euronin, Stanhope.)

 

MACTIER.-In proud and loving memory of our 

dear son and brother, Private Robert Mactiier, 

V.C., 23rd Battalion, killed in action at Mont 

St. Quentin, France, 1st September, 1918. 

A call to duty was nobly done. 

In doing his duty a crown wa swon:

No fear of self in trying to serve, 

For the lives of others his life he gave. 

-(Inserted by his loving father, mother, 

brothers, and sisters, "Reitcam" Tatura.)

MACTIER.-In loving memory of Pte. R. Mactier, 

V.C., killed at Mont St. Quentin, September 1, 

1918. 

Ever remembered. 

-Eurobin, Stanhope.

MACTIER.-In loving memeory of Private R. 

Msctier V.C., killed in action in France 1st

September, 1918. 

To memory, ever dear. 

-(Inserted by his loving friends, Mrs Chest

nut and family, Deep Dene, Tatura.)

MACTIER.-In loving memort of Private Robert 

Mactier (Victoria Cross). killed at Mont St. 

Quentin, Francce, September 1, 1918. 

Greater love hath no mans than this, that a 

man lay down his life for this friends. 

-(Nathalia)

 

See Original Document

 

 

Newspaper clippings IN MEMORIAM

On Active Service

 

See Original Document

 

 

SILVER WEDDINGS Newspaper clipping

 

CRAWFORD-MACTIER

 

See Original Document

 

 

 

Newspaper Clippings

 

See Original Document

 

 

Newspaper Clipping

TEMBER 22, 1918

RECOMMENDED THE V.C.

The Late Private R. Mactier.

 

See Original Document

 

 

 

Newspaper Clipping

AWARDED VICTORIA CROSS.

Tatura Soldier Honored.

The Late Private R. Mactier

 

See Original Document

 

 

Newspaper Clipping

Obituary

"AN UNCOMPLAINING DIGGER"

 

See Original Document

 

Newspaper Clipping

TAKING OF MONT ST. QUENTIN

GLORY FOR THE 3rd AUSTRALIAN

DIVISION.

SUCCESS OF THE VICTORIAN

BRIGADE

 

See Original Document