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Robert Charlton

Robert Charlton
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
141880
Unit at enlistment: 
76th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Cemetery: 
Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario
Commemorated at: 
Brantford Congregational Church PSA Brotherhood
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Nottinghamshire
Birth city: 
Mansfield
Address at enlistment: 
208 Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Mansfield, Nottingham, England
Trade or calling: 
Miner
Employer: 
Adams Wagon Works
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
28

Letters and documents

BX May 25, 1916

Pte. R. Charlton Badly Wounded – Was Paralyzed by Shell, Losing Both Speech and Hearing

Mr. Fred Charlton of the customs department here, this morning received the sad news that his cousin, Pte. Robert Charlton of the 39th Reserve Battalion, had been hit by a shell and seriously wounded. He is now in one of the ambulance hospitals. In addition to being paralyzed he has lost the power of both hearing and speech. Pte. Charlton, No. 141880, was a Brantford man, having for some time previous to enlistment worked for the Adams Wagon Co. as a painter. He enlisted and left here with Col. Harry Genet’s battalion for Niagara Camp, where he was transferred to Col. Ballantyne’s battalion. When reserves were called for he volunteered and along with 250 comrades went overseas going into the trenches about Feb. 1, 1916. He is a married man and has two children. His wife and family, after he went overseas, also returned to England where they reside.

BX December 2, 1916
 
Returning Home
 
In all probability Pte. Robert Charlton of 208 Park Avenue, who has been invalided home from the front through serious injuries sustained, will arrive back in the city tomorrow evening. The Military Hospitals commission reported this morning that he would likely leave Toronto on the 6 p.m. G.T.R. train, which arrives here at 7.32.  

BX March 11, 1969

CHARLTON, Robert – At the Willett Hospital, Paris, on Friday, February 28, 1969, Robert Charlton of 41 Catherine Street, Paris; beloved husband of Edith Stocks and father of Lorne and Ray of Paris, brother of William of Mansfield, Nottingham, England; also 3 grandchildren.  Resting at the Bruce B. Smith Funeral Home, 184 Grand River Street North, Paris, after 2 p.m.  Saturday, until Monday, thence to St. James Anglican Church, Paris, for service at 2 p.m. Interment Paris Cemetery, Rev. M.E. Pinkney officiating.  Branch 29, Canadian Legion service Sunday evening at 7.30 p.m.

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