Robert Henry Dark – Devonshire Regiment, 9th Battalion
Private Robert Henry Dark – Devonshire Regiment, 9th Battalion Early Life in Bideford Robert Henry Dark was born in 1892 in Bideford, Devon, the son of George Dark and Ellen Gammon , who had married in 1891 in Bideford. 1901 Census At the time of the 1901 Census , the family were living at 8 King Street, Bideford . George had died by this date, and Ellen—recorded in the census as Sarah —aged 31, was head of the household and employed as a Dressmaker . Her children were Robert H. , 9; Florence , 6; and Lillian A. , 3. Move to South Wales 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , Robert had left Devon and was living as a lodger at Woodville House, 4 Railway Terrace, Skewen , the home of Joseph Frederick Jewell . Then aged 19, he was employed as a Colliery Labourer , one of many young men drawn from rural England to the expanding coal industry of South Wales. Military Service with the 9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Robert enlisted as a private with the Devonshire Regiment , serving with th...
