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May 29, 1900
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Born in Turriff, Ontario to Albert and Jennie
(nee Loney) Hoover
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Feb 24, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Bancroft, Ontario
Ø Number 1093349
Ø Next of kin given as Albert Hoover, father, Turriff, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Brethren
o Later noted as Presbyterian
He lied about his age stating that he had been
born in 1898, not 1900
The battalion trained in the Belleville area
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jun 26, 1917
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Admitted to the Raven’s Croft Military
Hospital in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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Jul 18, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry
Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 12 reinforcements from England and
TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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Left the base depot and joined the CC Rein C
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart
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Nov 24, 1917
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
front lines near Acheville
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Nov 29, 1917
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Attached to the 4th Field Company of
the Canadian Engineers for duty
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Dec 11, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion from the
field company
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Apr 2, 1918
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The battalion came under an enemy artillery
barrage overnight April 1-2 and Private Hoover received severe wounds to his backside and
was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid, where he
succumbed to his wounds. He was buried
shortly after in the Bellacourt Military Cemetery, south west of Arras, France.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his father,
Mr. Albert Hoover, Turriff, Ontario
Because his mother Jennie died September 20,
1918, after Robert, but before the medals were dispatched, his father received the
Memorial Cross
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Robert Hoover is honoured
on the Bancroft, Ontario War Memorial
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