His story
Robert Boast worked as a groom before serving as Sergeant SE/4089 in the Army Veterinary Corps. He died on 26 August 1917, aged 47, and is buried in the Huts Cemetery, grave III. B. 14.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Groom
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/4089
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 26 August 1917
- Age
- 47
- Cemetery or memorial
- the Huts Cemetery
- Grave reference
- III. B. 14.
Sources and further reading
- Find a Grave memorial
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 245
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Robert Boast”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/boast-robert-se-4089/.
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