Private Robert Raburn Gill
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gill,
Robert Raburn
Date of birth: 1895-04-05
Place of birth: Banffshire Scotland
Next of kin: William Gill, father. 22 Pelham Road, Hamilton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
82 West 35th Street, Mount Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. F. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 757895
Highest Rank:
Private
(19th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-29 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed by enemy shrapnel at 6 o’clock on the morning of April 9th, 1917 at Pulpit Crater, whilst taking part in the attack and capture of Vimy Ridge.
Awards
British War Medal
Memorial Cross
Memorial Plaque and Scroll
Victory Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65284
LAC ID:
415828
Service file: B3535-S018
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Gill and Robina Gill (nee Raburn); younger brother of George Gill (Service No. 1048508) and Alexander Simpson Gill (Service No. 784757), older brother of Forbes Cruickshank Gill (Service No. 785138) and John Gill (Service No. 1099339)
Uploader's Research notes:
120th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 120th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Memorial Cross Plaque and Scroll British War Medal Victory Medal British War Medal ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-02-05