Trooper Roy Elmer Robert
Died of Illness in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D/77875
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Illness
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Montreal Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Company:
32nd Reconnaissance Regt.
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
27 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
28 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
28 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Son of Eugene Ritchie, of Hemmingford, Province of Quebec, Canada; husband of Eliza J. Robert, Hemmingford, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
141 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
35.5 in / 90 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
501 days in service
Buried at:
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Trooper |
Canadian Forces |
Army |
Royal Montreal Regiment, R.C.A.C. |
32nd Reconnaissance Regt. |
|
|
Notes
Medical exam notes "Healthy but many teeth missing"
Additional Service Notes
Left Canada 8 Aug 1942
Arrived UK 18 August 1942
Died acute dilatation of heart, haemoperitoneum and terminal ilsitis
at 1st Canadian General Hospital
Canada service 22 Jan 1942 - 8 August 1942
England 9 August 1942 - 7 June 1943
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Charles Roberts (deceased)
Mother Mrs Eliza Ritchie (remarried)
Married Sept 20, 1913, Moo(?)ra, New York, USA
Stepfather Eugene Ritchie, Retired
Hemmingford, Quebec
Brother Joseph Albert Robert, Corporal 27 Infantry, US Army, San Francisco, California, USA
Sister Flora (Mrs. Ernest Vallancourt), Hemmingford, Quebec