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Robert Follett Best

In memory of:

Private Robert Follett Best

February 18, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

3231207

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 29, 1899
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 19, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Thomas Frederick and Jane F. Best, Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE ANGLICAN CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Family.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Commemorative Plaque– 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.
  • War Memorial– Cenotaph on Main Street at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Cenotaph on Main Street at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.
  • War Memorial (2)– War Memorial Submitted by: Operation Picture Me

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    War Memorial (2)
    War Memorial (2) – War Memorial Submitted by: Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– ROBERT FOLLETT BEST is one of 68 men of the towns of Niagara and area who gave their lives in World War I and World War II commemorated on this monument erected by General Nelles Branch 124 Royal Canadian Legion Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – ROBERT FOLLETT BEST is one of 68 men of the towns of Niagara and area who gave their lives in World War I and World War II commemorated on this monument erected by General Nelles Branch 124 Royal Canadian Legion Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.
  • Dedication Panel– Dedication Panel of cairn erected by General Nelles Branch 124 Royal Canadian Legion Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

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    Dedication Panel
    Dedication Panel – Dedication Panel of cairn erected by General Nelles Branch 124 Royal Canadian Legion Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

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