Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert Clarke Moyes
In memory of:
Private Robert Clarke Moyes
August 18, 1918
Military Service
2336315
20
Army
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
50th Bn.
Additional Information
March 13, 1898
Son of Mrs. E. Moyes, of Calgary, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 475 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
FOUQUESCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
III. B. 2.
Fouquescourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, 35.5 kilometres east of Amiens and 8 kilometres due north of Roye. The Fouquescourt British Cemetery is a little north of the village on the east side of the road to Maucourt.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of Robert Clarke Moyes – Private Robert Clarke Moyes (2336315) was born on March 13,1898 in Glascow, Scotland. In 1910, his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Moyes and his two brothers immigrated to Canada and settled in Calgary. All three brothers joined the CEF 50th Infantry Battalion and saw action overseas. The two older brothers, Jim Moyes (435111) and John Moyes (434066), survived the war. Unfortunately, young Robert was killed in action on August 18, 1918 near Maucourt, France at the end of the Battle of Amiens. -
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Newspaper clipping – In honoured memory.
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