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Sergeant Robert Clarence Borden

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-03-21
Place of birth: Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Clarence Herbert Borden, father. Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-10-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 283020
Highest Rank: Sergeant (85th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1917-10-30
  2. Corporal, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-28 to 1917-02-02
  3. Sergeant (Army). 1916-02-26 to 1916-12-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial and family plot at Willowbank Cemetery

Images

Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 922292
LAC ID: 53110
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0891-S030
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Clarence Hibbard Borden and Cora May Borden of Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Uploader's Research notes: 219th Battalion Nominal Roll [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-19