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Jul 18, 1901
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Born in Drummond, Ontario to Robert and Anne (nee
Barr) Roberts
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Oct 23, 1916
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Attested into the 240th Battalion CEF
in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Number 1042251
Ø Next of kin given as Annie
Roberts, mother, Glen Tay, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
He lied about his age. On attesting he gave his birth date as July
18, 1898, not his actual birth date of July 18, 1901, making him only 15
years old
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Apr 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Special Service Company in
Ottawa, Ontario
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Jun 5, 1917
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for an unrecorded offence
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Feb 15, 1918
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Sentenced to 3 days CB (Confined to Barracks) and
forfeited 3 days pay for being absent 1 day
Transferred to the 2nd Depot
Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Ottawa, Ontario
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Mar 25, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 3, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where he was Taken On Strength of the 6th Reserve
Battalion
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion.
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Sep 13, 1918
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While still at the base depot, the 21st
Battalion was made aware of his actual age and he was Struck Off Strength
before he could join battalion at the front
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Sep 16, 1918
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Oct 10, 1918
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Transferred to the YSB (Young Soldiers Battalion)
in Bramshott
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Nov 22, 1918
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in Southampton
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Nov 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to London, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 1
Casualty Company
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Dec 3, 1918
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Granted leave until December 17, 1918
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Dec 19, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in London, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Perth, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him in Perth, Ontario
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Jul 2, 1940
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Married to Gladys Eugenie Gogo in Belleville,
Ontario
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Jan 2, 1953
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Lloyd Roberts died at home in Cornwall, Ontario
and was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Cornwall
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