| Rank | Private |
| Service # | A/56954 |
| Unit # | Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, R.C.I.C. (MG) |
| Resident | Petrolia |
Born in Petrolia. The son of Walter and Sarah Brydges. The husband of Annie Winnifrid (nee McItyre) Brydges of 156 Lacroix St., Chatham, Ontario. The father of Audrey and the brother of Mrs. Donald of Forest, ON.
Brydges had worked in London as a truck driver.
Robert had been connected and transferred to the staff at the No.12 Basic Training Camp in Chatham. He remained there for two years. It was reported in the CDN 27/01/42 that Robert had arrived safely in England.
Annie had been notified on the 16th of June that her husband was missing in action and she received notification that Robert had in fact been killed In Action on 8 June during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. CDN 19/06/44.
Rank: Private, Service No: A/56954. Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.), R.C.I.C.
It was reported in The CDN 27/01/42 that Robert had arrived safely in England.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Chatham Fire Fighters 1944 Field Day Booklet 7 (12-08-1944), CVWM (P), CDN (12/08/1944), Index of Overseas Deaths., CVWM [photo of war grave] . |
| Supplemental Information | Age: 28, KIA - Date of Death: 08/06/1944 , in France. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 4., Cemetery: BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS. |
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