Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Photo of Robert William Witty – Sergeant Robert William Witty, 12th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps. This is from the Unit War Diary and mentions Sgt. Witty's death: "War Diary, No. 12 Canadian Field Ambulance, September 1918 Sept. 3rd: Today, in morning, Scouts reported enemy to be falling back on canal. 11th Amb. established collecting post on main Cambrai Road at Factory-Villers-Cagnicourt. Cars cleared from here to A.D.S. Casualties lighter today. 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade in reserve l'Esperance. In the early morning a party of bearers at Advanced Dressing Station had just finished loading a train on light railway with stretcher cases, when a shell lit amongst them causing the following casualties to personnel: 535984 Pte A.J. Lewis, 532302 Pte P. McBeth, 532317 Pte R.C. Neil--Killed. 460654 Sergt R.W. Witty, 541071 Corp L.V. Martin, Pte N.A. Houston, 528982 Pte G. Miller, 532238 Pte J.F. Taylor were wounded and evacuated. Rear party still at C.15.D. Weather fine. At night the party of bearers in charge of Sergt J. Tait were loading patients on an Ambulance car when a bomb lit close to them wounding 532359 Sergt J. Tait, 510602 Sergt J. Banks and 460919 Pte F. Cohen*, and they were evacuated. No 528007 Pte C.R. Carter was wounded whilst carrying a case out of the forward area and was evacuated. No 460654 Sergt R.W. Witty died of wounds at C.C.S. No. 33 later in the day. *No 460919 Pte F. Cohen died the following day, Sept. 4th.

Photo of Robert Witty