Robert was not a long time resident of the Peace Country. Born in Hartford, Ontario 30 October 1906, he spent his youth at school and farming with his father. Later, he farmed in Saskatchewan before homesteading in the Peace River District of Alberta. He returned to Hartford in 1938 upon the death of his father. At some point, he married Mildred Anderson. He enlisted in the army while in Hartford, shortly after war was declared. He escaped the Fall of France and later died in December 1944 while fighting in Italy.
