SOLDIER DETAILS:
McTague,
Robert Michael
Private 2nd Battalion 675620
August 5, 1918
Crouy
British Cemetery, France
Family from Milton, Sisters in Milton
Maple
Leaf Legacy Project |
Book of Remembrance
Parliament Buildings, Ottawa
Crouy British Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves
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Private
McTague is not listed on either of the Milton Cenotaphs
but he is memorialized in the Book of Remembrance in the
Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. He is buried in the
Crouy British Cemetery in the Somme area of France,
Grave VI. A. 23. |
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| Canada's Hundred Days represents the final
period of the Great War when the stalemate of the Western Front
was replaced with open and mobile warfare. The Canadians moved
from Amiens, through Cambrai and on to Mons in the period of
August 8, 1918 to November 11, 1918. Great detail is provided in
the on-line Reference
Text by Livesay 1920. |
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SOLDIER SUMMARY:
| Private McTague is
noted as the son of James and Mary Jane McTague, of Drumbo, a
community to the east of Milton, Ontario. His family was from
Milton and his three sisters were still living in Milton during
the war.
Michael attested to the
168th Battalion (Woodstock) on February 23, 1916, then transferred
to the 39th Battalion on December 5, 1916. As noted in his Will,
Private McTague was taken on strength by the 6th Canadian
Reserve Battalion on January 4, 1917 when the 168th was broken
up for reserves. On April 17, 1917 he received his final
placement in the 2nd Infantry Battalion (1st Brigade, 1st
Division), subsequent to the
Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Private McTague was wounded on July 27, 1917 but was back in
action with the 2nd Infantry Battalion by August 23, 1917. In
January 1918 he was granted leave to England and when he
returned he spent some time with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian
Field Ambulance, prior to being admitted to the convalescent
hospital at Etaples in February 1918 with wounds to his legs,
chest and buttocks. He rejoined the 2nd Battalion on May 3,
1918. The records indicate that Private McTague died of wounds
on August 9, 1918 at the 47th.Casualty Clearing Station from gun
shot wounds to the chest and legs received on August 8, 1918
during "Canada's
Hundred Days". On August
8, 1918 the 2nd Battalion was at Boves Woods from where they
attacked Beaufort on August
9, 1918. It was here that the 2nd Battalion met
"stiff fighting" and Private McTague was wounded.
Details are provided in the War
Diary Narrative. |
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The soldier pages contain information
that is available from a number of resources. The following hyperlinks
are active where the information is available:
The summary of the service is taken from
the soldier's service records, if they were available from Library and
Archives Canada. A complete copy of the service record is
available in electronic and paper format in the Alex
Cooke Memorial Archives at the Milton Historical Society.
Using that summary, combined with the key references, a summary of the
events leading up to the death of the soldier has been prepared.
The research information available is as noted on the Canadian
Expeditionary Force Study Group web site Matrix
Project as well as in the Library and Archives Canada On-Line
War Diaries.
A summary of all the soldiers is
contained on the Web Blog "Great
War Soldiers of Milton, Ontario CANADA". Please also
be sure to purchase your own copy of "Milton
Remembers World War I - The Men and Women We Never Knew" by
John Challinor II and Jim Dills, edited by Ken Lamb. |
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