George, Robert: Service no. 928816

Digitized Service Record

Source: 153rd Wellington web site.

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Family Search: When Robert George was born on 7 July 1893, in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles George, was 31 and his mother, Sophia Emma Hart, was 27. He married Edith May Morphy on 27 November 1914, in Drayton, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Drayton, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1916 and Rothsay, Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1919. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as farmer in Drayton, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He died on 3 December 1977, in Moorefield, Mapleton, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in Bethesda Cemetery, Mapleton, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

“Trade listed as Farmer. DOB 7-7-92 (24 years) born Hatfield, Hertz, England. 5 foot 8 3/4 inches. Grey eyes, black hair. Presbyterian. NOK Edith May George, wife. Enlisted Drayton 19-4-16. On 153rd Nominal Roll 29-4-16, no transfer noted. On 153rd Battalion Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 22-3-18. Returned to Canada aboard SS Caronia, Halifax N.S. 22-5-19. Demobilized London 24-5-19. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Death Notification, died 30-11-77. Buried Bethesda Cemetery, Maryborough, Wellington County.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3476 – 50, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.”

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