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Private Robert Earl Calvert

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1898-06-06
Place of birth: Beaver Hill Alberta Canada
Next of kin: Samuel Calvert; father; Chipman, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1916-09-16
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 101615
Highest Rank: Private (49th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-18 to 1916-09-16
Survived war: no

Images

World War I Memorial located in Chipman, Alberta.
Robert Earl CalvertRegimental number: 101615Born: June 6, 1898Died: September 16, 1916Killed in battle near Courcelette, France. ’Battle O…
Earl driving with his Uncle Joe and cousin Charlie in the back seat.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1566019
LAC ID: 82517
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1397-S002
Uploader's Notes: Son of Samuel Wesley Calvert and Agnes Calvert of Chipman, Alberta. Born at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from attestation papers and the CWGC site. On the LAC reference it states that his date of birth was 6/6/1849 but when the attestation paper is examined this can be seen to be 1899. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-08