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Military service
Service number:
500829
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
August 5, 1896
Kildonan, Manitoba
Enlistment:
November 4, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IX. D. 6.
Additional information
Son of Samuel Henry Summerscales of Selkirk, Manitoba.
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Photo of Robert Summerscales
University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Winnipeg, 1923. Roll of the Fallen (pg. 25) - SUMMERSCALES, Robert Wilfred: Eng. '17; Enlisted 4-11-15; Spr. C.E.; Service in France; Died of wounds 8-6-17. -
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Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds
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Private Robert Wilfred Summerscales
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Private Robert Wilfred Summerscales
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Private Robert Wilfred Summerscales
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 335 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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