The middle name is incorrect in this report, but the other details match to Robert Wolstan Small. (Wolstan is a family name for the Small family.)
Small, Robert Wilson, 210016, Private (1894-)
Robert Wilson Small was born on 28 July 1894 at Beamsville, Ontario, son of Alex T. Small. He enlisted in the 98th Overseas Battalion at Grimsby, Ontario on 1 March 1916, at which time he was unmarried and working as a labourer in Beamsville. He listed his father, also of Beamsville, as next-of-kin, and stated that he had previously served with the 44th Regiment.
Private R.W. Small was gassed on 8 September 1918. The War Diary entry for that day includes the following: "Considerable shelling reported in forward area causing a few casualties."
Small, Robert Wilson, 210016, Private (1894-)
Robert Wilson Small was born on 28 July 1894 at Beamsville, Ontario, son of Alex T. Small. He enlisted in the 98th Overseas Battalion at Grimsby, Ontario on 1 March 1916, at which time he was unmarried and working as a labourer in Beamsville. He listed his father, also of Beamsville, as next-of-kin, and stated that he had previously served with the 44th Regiment.
Private R.W. Small was gassed on 8 September 1918. The War Diary entry for that day includes the following: "Considerable shelling reported in forward area causing a few casualties."
The middle name is incorrect in this report, but the other details match to Robert Wolstan Small. (Wolstan is a family name for the Small family.)
Small, Robert Wilson, 210016, Private (1894-)
Robert Wilson Small was born on 28 July 1894 at Beamsville, Ontario, son of Alex T. Small. He enlisted in the 98th Overseas Battalion at Grimsby, Ontario on 1 March 1916, at which time he was unmarried and working as a labourer in Beamsville. He listed his father, also of Beamsville, as next-of-kin, and stated that he had previously served with the 44th Regiment.
Private R.W. Small was gassed on 8 September 1918. The War Diary entry for that day includes the following: "Considerable shelling reported in forward area causing a few casualties."
Small, Robert Wilson, 210016, Private (1894-)
Robert Wilson Small was born on 28 July 1894 at Beamsville, Ontario, son of Alex T. Small. He enlisted in the 98th Overseas Battalion at Grimsby, Ontario on 1 March 1916, at which time he was unmarried and working as a labourer in Beamsville. He listed his father, also of Beamsville, as next-of-kin, and stated that he had previously served with the 44th Regiment.
Private R.W. Small was gassed on 8 September 1918. The War Diary entry for that day includes the following: "Considerable shelling reported in forward area causing a few casualties."
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