Weston, Private Robert L

Service Highlights

  • Born July 1920 in St. Marys, Ontario.
  • Enlisted in the Canadian Army in September 1939.
  • Served with the Perth Regiment during the Second World War.
  • Served in Canada and Europe.
  • Discharged in 1952.
  • Member of St. Marys Legion Branch 236.
  • Passed away in October 2003.
  • Commemorated through the St. Marys Legion Veterans Banner Program.

A Life and Service Remembered

Robert Weston was born in St. Marys in July 1920 and enlisted in the Canadian Army in September 1939, just as Canada entered the Second World War. He served with the Perth Regiment, a unit with deep local and regional ties to Perth County and the surrounding area.

His service included time in Canada and Europe. The Perth Regiment served overseas during the war, including in the United Kingdom, the Italian Campaign, and Northwest Europe, but at this time his full service records are not publicly available, so the exact details of his wartime service have not yet been confirmed.

After the war, Weston remained in service until his discharge in 1952. He later continued his connection to the veteran community as a member of St. Marys Legion Branch 236. Robert Weston passed away in October 2003. He is remembered through the St. Marys Legion Veterans Banner Program and through the ongoing effort to preserve the stories of local veterans.

Major Battles and Operations

  • Service in Canada during the Second World War
  • Overseas service in Europe with the Perth Regiment
  • Possible service connected to the Perth Regiment’s wartime campaigns in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Northwest Europe, pending confirmation from service records

Learn More

Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book Volume III
https://on.legion.ca/remembrance/military-service-recognition-book/msrb/

Find a Grave memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187303957/robert_l-weston