Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | South Ealing Cemetery | F.N.4 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 10A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Family :
Robert Henry Sawyer (1890-1918), born 1 July 1890 in Nassau, Bahamas, British West Indies, son of R.W. Sawyer, Nassau, Bahamas. Husband of Georgina Sawyer (nee Simpson) of 4 Maple Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, later of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Had two sons, Robert William Sawyer (1912-1944) and John Patrick Anthony Sawyer (1917-1941).Education & Career :
Educated at the Nassau School, Bahamas and Sherborne School (Abbey House) September 1906-July 1908.
Occupation: Steamship agent in Toronto, Ontario.
See also: Flickr Photo.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 100 Squadron |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Enlisted in Canada and was initially commissioned to the Artists Rifles. Transferred to 36th Squadron and then 100th Squadron.
Died in Hospital.
Commemorated in the Sherborne School, UK, Book of Remembrance for former pupils who died in the First World War, 1914-1918 and also on its "War Memorial Staircase"; Abbey House Roll of Honour. Also commemorated on the Canadian Great War Project.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Victoria No. 443 E.C. | Bahamas & The Turks |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th November 1913 | 9th February 1914 | 11th May 1914 |
Merchant at Nassua in 1913 when initiated into the Royal Victoria Lodge. "Died 3 August 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley