Lyle, Hedley Robert

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Category: 1916-17

Robert Lyle Hedley

Gordons

9th Batt. Gordon Highlanders
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, St. Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Merchiston Castle School Memorial, Helensburgh and Gareloch Unionist Association Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 2 Line 7.

The family home was at Strathculm, 32, West Montrose Street, Helensburgh.
The son of Robert and Jane Hedley Scott Lyle.
Siblings: One brother Peter was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was severely wounded but survived the war. He had two younger siblings, Nancy and Kenneth.

Hedley Lyle was born in Greenock where his father was a ships chandler. He was educated at Collegiate School in Greenock and Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.
Hedley was a keen athlete, played rugby football for the West of Scotland, was a member of both the Helensburgh and Greenock cricket clubs and a keen golfer.
He was employed by Estancias of Corbett in Argentina as a ship’s store merchant before returning to enlist in the Scottish Horse in 1914 and then commissioned to the Gordon Highlanders.
Hedley died, killed by machine gun fire, aged 32 years.