We remember Robert Rymer

We remember Robert Rymer

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth West Hartlepool United Kingdom Source:9488132 1st February 1894
1896
sibling James Rymer Source:9488132 6th July 1896
1915
enlistment Middlesbrough United Kingdom Source:9488132 1915
1915
service British Army Private 1800 Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion Source:9488132 1915 - 1916
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9488132 1915 - 10th April 1918
1916
service British Army Sgt 23498 Machine Gun Corps 50th Battalion Source:9488132 1916 - 1918
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9488132 1917
1918
dates Age 24 Source:9488132 10th April 1918
employment Apprentice pork butcher Middlesbrough United Kingdom Source:9488132
service British Army Private 1800 Yorkshire Regiment Source:3874239
service British Army Serjeant 23498 Machine Gun Corps Source:3874239
service British Army Serjeant 23498 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Source:7397408
location 7, James St, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough United Kingdom parents address Source:9488132
1918
death Killed in Action Roberts unit was defending a bridge in Estaires during the German spring offensive in April 1918. Estaires France Source:7397408 Source:9488132 10th April 1918
burial Ploegsteert Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium Source:7397408

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert
Initials R
Last Name Rymer
Source 3874239
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
7, James St, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1800 Yorkshire Regiment Private
British Army 23498 Machine Gun Corps Serjeant
British Army 23498 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Serjeant
British Army 1800 Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion Private
British Army 23498 Machine Gun Corps 50th Battalion Sgt
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Rymer mother
William Rymer father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Rymer brother 6th July 1896

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