Private Robert McLean Porteous
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Porteous,
Robert McLean
Date of birth: 1891-10-10
Place of birth: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Porteous, Brandon, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): railwayman
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1915-04-23
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 12748
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gravenstafel, Ypres
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1595340
LAC ID:
580580
Service file: B7907-S002
Uploader's Notes: Son of Sarah Porteous of 745 11th Street, Brandon, Manitoba.
Uploader's Research notes: War diaries of the 5th Battalion show he died from shrapnel. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-11