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Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
164212
Unit at enlistment: 
215th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lancashire
Birth city: 
Barrow-in-Furness
Address at enlistment: 
86 Albion Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
86 Albion Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Brickmaker
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
21

Letters and documents

BX March 23, 1918
 
Are Returning

A party of 438 officers and men arrived in Halifax on Thursday. The veterans, including a few furlough men, are expected to reach Toronto on Monday. The Brantford men include: William W. Bell, Pte. William Keighley, 281 Market Street; Samuel Scott, Harry Shaw, Francis George Westacott and Robert A. Wilson.

BX March 26, 1918

Seven Veterans

Seven returned soldiers reached Brantford yesterday afternoon on the 4.40 radial cars from Hamilton. The names of only four of these were available this morning, as the men made direct for their own homes as soon as they reached the station. Secretary George MacDonald of the Soldiers’ Aid was on hand to meet them, but located only two. Some of the soldiers got off the car farther down the line. The men came direct from Liverpool to Halifax, taking one week for the crossing. Conditions are reported to be good in England. While everyone is on rations, no one speaks of anything but victory for the Allies. The returned men are Privates Robert A. Wilson, William James Atfield, Arthur Cornish, and Roy Brown. 

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