The Robertsons

1. The Robertsons Glory the reward of valor

2. John Robertson 1884 - 1955 Forfar, Scotland Youngest of 14 children 1900 joined Highland Light Infantry Regiment 1906-1914 Deployed to India and Egypt Married Agnes Stephen 1910 • 1914 WWI fought in Belgium • Regimental Sgt Major • 1915 Returned to Britain to train Officers in firing pistols • 1917 redeployed to combat bayoneted in a charge, fell into German trench. • POW 1917-1919 • Returned to Scotland 1919

3. Flanders’ Fields Belgium The Highland Light Infantry Regiment

4. Map of Europe Nineteenth Century Military deaths WWI Allied Powers: 5,712,379 Central Powers: 4,010,241 The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War One were over 35 million. Began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.

5. Trench Warfare WWI Where progress before had been measured in miles, now it was counted in yards .

6. Stephen Frederick Robertson • Born April 22,1916 Dundee Scotland • Married Agnes Downs 1940. Youngest of seven. Father was gassed in WWI, sent home and died shortly after. • Lived in Dundee during WWII lived through the Battle of Britain (German air attacks on cities in the UK.) • My father was born during the Battle of Britain July 1940. • WWII Electrician- essential job exempt from WWII. Worked on generators for the Navy. • 1951 immigrated to the United States

7. Stephen John Robertson • Born July 1940 Glasgow, Scotland • Raised in Dundee • Immigrated with parents to the United Sates in 1952 • Road on the Queen Elizabeth • Took a train from New York to Los Angeles • Settled in South Los Angeles

8. Stephen Robertson’s favorite radio program late 1946-51. One of his first words was “radio.”

9. Cal State Long Beach Met Mary Stuebing in 1965 at CSULB Moved to Altadena California 1970

10. Hermosa Beach California

11. The Hitchcocks Me, Brad, Mom My four boys with their Grandpa Stephen (Steve) Robertson