Remembering Those Who Served World War I - Yarmouth Connections

Name: Service No Rank Battalion/Service Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Date of Enlistment: Place of Enlistment: Address at Enlistment: Age at Enlistment: Height: Complexion: Eye Colour: Hair Colour: Martial Status: Trade: Religion Next of Kin: Date of Discharge: Previous Military: Date of Death: Cemetery Additional Information:

Henry William Robicheau 282948 Private 219th Battalion / 246 Battalion July 21, 1897 Yarmouth, NS March 22, 1916 Yarmouth NS Yarmouth, NS 18 5 feet, 2½ inches dark brown dark brown Single Longshoreman / Mill hand Roman Catholic Leander Robicheau (Father) Yarmouth NS February 12, 1917 (Medical Discharge) 29th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Yarmouth NS February 11, 1969 Roman Catholic Cemetery, Yarmouth NS Henry William was the son of Leander and Elizabeth Robicheau of Yarmouth. Having enlisted with the 219th Battalion Private Robicheau transferred to the 246th Battalion on August 31, 1916. He was discharged at Halifax on February 12, 1917 deemed medically unfit to serve further.

Henry William Robicheau

Source: Library and Archives Canada

photo: Wartime Heritage 2018