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Dec 22, 1894
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Robert and Mary
Arthur (nee Armour) Jobson. His father passed
away in 1898 and his mother in 1904
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Jun 27, 1914
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Embarked the SS Letitia in Glasgow, Scotland
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Jul 5, 1914
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Trenton, Ontario for employment as a Farm Labourer
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59509 (temporary number 311)
Ø Next of kin given as Ann Armour, Ballingry Rd., Glen Craig, Fifeshire,
Scotland
o Even though he stated that he was married, he listed another woman as
his next of kin
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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May 28, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jun 7, 1916
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Leave extended by 1 day
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the battalion’s capture of the sugar
refinery near Courcelette, Private Robert Jobson was killed. His comrades buried him in a nearby field, but
when the Graves Registration Commission consolidated the battlefield burials into
organized cemeteries, his body was exhumed and reburied in the Courcelette British
Cemetery, Courcelette, France
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent
to his widow, Mrs. Margaret Jobson, Seggie Cottage, Milnathort, Kinross-Shire,
Scotland
His widow remarried in Scotland December 26,
1919 and became Mrs. Margaret Greig
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Robert Jobson is honoured
on the Milnathort, Scotland War Memorial
He is also honoured on the
Brighton, Ontario War Memorial
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