Private Robert Fredrick Slocombe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Slocombe,
Robert Fredrick
Date of birth: 1894-07-28
Place of birth: Bristol Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: Louisa Slocombe, mother. 65 Church Road, Bristol, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Paint Grinder
Address:
191 Pape Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-10-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, I. H. 73.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 863063
Highest Rank:
Private
(123rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1917-10-21
- Private (Army). 1917-01-06 to 1917-02-02
- Private (Army). 1916-03-14 to 1917-01-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 99685
LAC ID:
233886
Service file: B8984-S033
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John James Slocombe Louisa Ann Slocombe (nee Croker)
One of 20 soldiers of C Company and killed by a high explosive shell that hit their platoon as they marched towards Ypres.
Uploader's Research notes: 180th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 180th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion C Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-19