Robert Taylor Image

Name

Robert Taylor

Born

1893/12/03

Birth Place

Occupation

Labourer

Religion

Presbyterian






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

477908

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Conflict

Battalion

Royal Canadian Regiment

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-08-23

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Wounded Date

1917-04-09

Wounds

Gunshot wound to the chest and left leg (fractured)

Wounded Where

Vimy Ridge, France

Discharge Date

1918-01-24

Discharge Cause

Medically Unfit



Notes

Registered birthdate is 1893-12-03.




Sources & Links

- Program for Dedication of Chesley, ON and Vicinity Soldiers' Memorial, July 15th, 1925
- Application for Homestead in Colony of Discharged Soldiers and Sailors of Bruce County, ON, AX2015.007.001
- Robert Taylor, Ontario birth registration 003869 (1893), Chesley; ancestry.ca, accessed October 30, 2023.
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


The Chesley Enterprise, April 26, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, April 26, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, October 11, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, October 11, 1917