Private Robert Douglas Falconer  Died: June 27, 1918
Regimental Number: |
645609
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Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battalion: |
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
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Country: |
Scotland |
Next of Kin: |
Mrs Catherine Douglas, Cor 21st View St., North Vancouver, B.C. |
Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
January 21, 1898 |
Trade or Calling: |
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Marital Status: |
Not Specified |
Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Date of Enlistment: |
January 27, 1916 |
Age at enlistment: |
18 |
Height: |
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Chest: |
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Expansion: |
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Religion: |
Unknown |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Unknown |
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Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86 |
Date of Death: |
June 27, 1918 |
Age at Death: |
20 |
Buried at: |
Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia |
Plot: |
Panel 2. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
Not Specified |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male |
Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1Box 2984-32 |
Research Notes |
158th Battalion Nominal Roll |
Rank |
Regiment |
Unit |
Company |
Private
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Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
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Private
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Canadian Infantry |
158th Battalion |
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The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive. |
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