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I am looking decendents of Robert Walter Russell and wife Gladys of Austin Manitoba Canada in the 1930s as I believe we may be related as my grand mothers maiden name was Russell

Is this him?

Robert Walter Russell

in the Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947
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Name: Robert Walter Russell
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1904
Birth Place: Bridge, Kent, England
Residence: Austin, Manitoba, Canada
Death Date: 5 Dec 1944
Service number: M11826
Force: Army
Regiment: Royal Canadian Regiment
Rank: Lance Corporal
Next of Kin: Edith Hester Russell
Relationship: Mother

Address for mother was 122 Carlyle Rd., South Ealing, London, England.

The records show a change for next-of-kin to wife Gladys, Austin, Manitoba, dated 10 Sep. 1943.

From CWGC:

RUSSELL, ROBERT WALTERRank:Lance CorporalService No:M/11826Date of Death:05/12/1944Age:28Regiment/Service:Royal Canadian RegimentGrave Reference:II. E. 8.Cemetery:RAVENNA WAR CEMETERYAdditional Information:Husband of Gladys Russell, of Austin, Manitoba, Canada.

Perhaps Edith was his stepmother?

1911

Robert Walter Russell
Age in 1911: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1905
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: 41 St Mary's Rd, Leyton E
Civil Parish: Low Leyton
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County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: Blenheim House, 14 Granville Terrace, 41 St Marys Road, Leyton, Essex, London E
Registration district: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration district: North Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 410
Piece: 9638
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert John Russell 34
Charlotte Agnes Russell 33
Robert Walter Russell 6
Charlotte Edith Russell 4
Florence Lilian Russell 2

Marriages Sep 1903 (>99%)

PRATT Charlotte Agnes W. Ham 4a 78
Russell Robert John W. Ham 4a 78


Robert Walter was born in Essex not Kent

Births Dec 1904 (>99%)
Russell Robert Walter W. Ham 4a 372

Who was your grandmother and where was she born please?

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Russell Agnes H R Pratt W.Ham 4a 812

Strange?

Household (2 People)
122 Carlyle Road , Ealing M.B., Middlesex, England

Edith Hester
DOB 27 Jul 1893
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Domestic Unpaid
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 145
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Richard T Hester
DOB 11 Jun 1897
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Greengrocer Roundsman
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 145
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1


Marriages Dec 1923
Hester Richard T Russell Kingston 2a 1010
Russell Edith Hester Kingston 2a 1010

Edith Hester nee Russell was born in Bridge, Kent.

This might be all for nothing until we know the name and dob of Philip's grandmother. All we know is that her maiden name was Russell.