Private Robert Buckles
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1897-12-16
Place of birth: Long Branch Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mary Buckles (mother,) R R #2, Newmarket, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmhand
Occupation (normalized): Farm-Helper, General
Address:
1380 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 669662
Highest Rank:
Private
(38th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 38th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-08 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was instantly killed by enemy shell fire, during the attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1565837
LAC ID:
73798
Service file: B1239A-S066
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Buckles, of 66, Macdonell Avenue, Toronto.
Uploader's Research notes: 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 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 38th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-10