Robert Oates
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 6797. Private. 3 Cheshire Regt (Regiment). Reservest (sic). Married 3 children. Wounded early in War. In Nov. No 5 Military Ward. R. Infirmary Manchester. Parcel sent. Letter received Reported Dec. 7. Leg amputated in Jan. Home Feb. 27 Seen often. Difficulty about pay & work Discharged Worked at Knockaloe but had to give it up. Has pension of over £ 32/- per week Sept.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/12)
External sources: 47 Athol Street