Private Robert O’May
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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
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CWGC ID: 2954896
LAC ID:
551974
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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-02-18
Last modified: 2022-10-28