Private Robert Redfern
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-10-22
Place of birth: Portsmouth
Next of kin: Mrs. Catherine Redfern, wife, Goderich, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address:
Goderich, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-09-28
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, I. A. 20.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 654647
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 161st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack on the Village of Raillencourt
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 551408
LAC ID:
596247
Service file: B8135-S026
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Mrs. Catherine Redfern, of Goderich, Ontario. CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. While in charge of a section, and leading his men forward to the attack on the Village of RAILLENCOURT, he was instantly killed by enemy machine gun fire.
Uploader's Research notes: March 2016 - VM available on eBay. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 161st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-03-05