1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Robert Joseph Peart

Contributed by: J Peart, on 2008-11-09

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Rank
First NameRobert Joseph
SurnamePeart
Year of Birth1878
Year of Death1914
RegimentRoyal Norfolk Regiment
Place of Wartime ResidenceNorwich, Norfolk

Robert Joseph's Story

Enlisted for 6 years in South Africa Campaign. Then first member of 8th to die, by his own hand - a victim of post-traumatic distress and beurocratic failure, leaving 6 children and a lost family history.

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