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Private Robert O’May

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: O’May, Robert
Date of birth: 1884-02-06
Place of birth: Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs. G. Johnson (sister), National Park, New Jersey.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Regina, Saskatchewan.
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1. C. 7.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 907191
Highest Rank: Private (102nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shortly after the objective had been reached during the attack on Vimy Ridge he was hit in the head by pieces of shell-casing and instantly killed.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954896
LAC ID: 551974
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7464-S049
Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-02-18
Last modified: 2022-10-28