223406 Pte. Robert Crowe Canadian Expeditionary Force 8th Btn. from:Fort William Bob Crowe enlisted on the 28th of March 1915 in Fort William in the 52nd Battalion CEF Sailed for England on RMS Scandinavian, on the 17th of June attached to 52 Bn. he proceeded to France.
He was transferred to 8th Bn and received a shrapnel wound to right hand at Ypres.
He was sent to Boulogne then to Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham.
After recovering he was taken on strength of the 8th Bn on the 21st of Nov 1916
Bob was awarded 1 good conduct stripe in the field on the 25th of June 17
and on the 12th of September 1917 he was attached to Can. Corps H.Q`for duty in the field, returning to his own battalion on the
25th of February 1918. On the 15th of November 1918 he was given 14 days leave. Bob was taken sick in February 1919 while on active service in Lesweffles, Belguim and was sick in lines for 3 days, his field medical card shows he was admitted to 50 CCS on 15th of March 19 where it was noted he had had trench fever in 1916 and is now dangerously ill. He was removed from dangerously ill list on the 19th of March and transferred to 32nd Can. General Hosp. in Kent, England on the 26th with a diagnosis chronic bronchitis an Bronchiectosis
He was discharged from hospital on the 6th of June 19 and on the 17th was
taken on strength at Withey from MRD. On the 16th of August he was taken on strength at the dispersal station and was discharged at No 10 sub depot Port Arthur Ontario on the 26th of August 1919.
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