Robert Silvester DEANS

  Noted events in his life were:

• Education, 1897, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. 1/9/1897 Grangetown Elementary son of Robert Deans,

• Residence, 1897, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. 109 Clive Street

• Immigration, 1910, San Francisco, California, USA. 2 April 1910 aboard SS Janeta - crew List Robert Deans aged 19 from England from Itilio, Phillipines

• Immigration, 1911, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Destination San Francisco. arrived Vancouver 4.August 1911 Robert S Deans, male, single, seaman, can read and write, Canadian English. Resident Vancouver, Canada, Father Robert Deans, Cardiff Wales born Wales

• Military Service, 1915, Canada. Attested for 88 Battalion Victorian Fusiliers Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force Nov 12th 1915
Rgt No 180567 Private
3rd Canadian pioneer France
Sailed from Halifax on SS Olympic 31/5/1916 Arrived Liverpool 8/6/1916
B2090 Rouen 3/10/1916

• Burial, 1916, France. Grave Ref I.H.18 Baupame Post Military Cemetary, Albert Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion

Bapaume Post Military Cemetery Albert, I. H. 18 France

• Will, 1916. Military Will Robert Silvester Deans No. 180567 Canadian Pioneers Military Depot. In the event of my Death on Active Service I leave £5 to my Sweetheart Miss Daisy L. Sprotford of Ashford, Kent. and my Personal Effects and remaining Money to my Mother. Mrs Johanna Deans, 109 Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff. S. Wales. Robert Silvester Deans Private C.P.T.D, August 3rd 1916.