CEF Soldier Detail

Gunner Robert Watson Sellar

Regimental Number:
1250502
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Field Artillary
Battalion:
Company:
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Robert Sellar, Father, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
August 6, 1894
Trade or Calling:
Student
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Regina, Saskatchewan
Date of Enlistment:
May 29, 1916
Age at enlistment:
21
Height:
 5 Feet 9 Inches
Chest:
 34 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Presbyterian
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Unknown    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Buried at:
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8772-18
Research Notes
Father, Robert Sellar, was the founder and publisher of the Canadian (Huntingdon) Gleaner, one of the most influential small-town newspapers at the turn of the century.
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Gunner Canadian Field Artillary
TypeDateDescription
Letter 3/1/1917 Observations on French Farming
Letter 5/16/1918 Describes a training leave on the coast. Observations on politics and American soldiers.
Letter 9/11/1918 Socks and German Dugouts
Letter 9/11/1918 Flea competitions
Letter 9/14/1918 Letter to Mother
Letter 9/20/1918 Value of Straw
Letter 11/13/1918 Describing London immediatly after the Armistice
Letter 11/16/1918 A letter home describing France just prior to the Armistice