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Surname: CORLESS
Forename(s): Robert
Place of Birth: Lancaster, Lancashire
Service No: 89260
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 5th Brigade
Division: 2nd Canadian Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1916-09-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: IV. B. 7.
CWGC Cemetery: WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Robert Corless (born 27 October 1890) was the son of Thomas and Ellen Frances Corless, née McGuire. Both parents were born at Lancaster, Lancashire.
1891 Lancaster, Lancashire Census: 10, Canvas Court - Robert Corless, aged 4 years [sic], son of Thomas and Ellen Corless.
1901 Lancaster, Lancashire Census: 12, King Street - Robert Corless, aged 10 years, born Lancaster, son of Thomas Corless (married).
1911 Lancaster, Lancashire Census: 11, Brittania Street - Robert Corless, aged 20 years, born Lancaster. [Robert was boarding with his uncle and aunt, John and Jennetta (Janet) Townley, née Corless.]
Robert was married to Margaret Alice Chapman in 1915.
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CORLESS, Gunner Robert, aged 25, Canadian F.A., Victoria Terrace, [Hellifield], died of wounds, 1916.
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Gunner Robert CORLESS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Field Artillery
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 2nd Canadian Division
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