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A poppy engraved street sign of Scotchbrook Road.
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In honour of our soldiers: Robert Charles Scotchbrook
Published 9:39 PST, Mon January 13, 2025
Last Updated: 9:40 PST, Mon January 13, 2025
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In a series about Richmond’s poppy street signs, in memory of our fallen soldiers, we share the story of Scotchbrook Road.
Robert Charles Scotchbrook was born on April 13, 1890 in Newton-Harcourt, Leicestershire, England. Somewhere along his life, he would find himself and his family living in Vancouver.
On Aug. 30, 1916, he enlisted into the Royal Canadian Regiment and listed his wife Florrie as next of kin. He worked as a farmer and his religion was the Church of England. He got married to his wife on Dec. 9, 1913, and they lived at an address in Steveston. They also had a child named Edith Dorothy, who was born on July 26, 1907.
Tragically, just one month after enlisting, Robert Scotchbrook would die due to appendicitis while at Esquimalt on Sept. 27, 1916.
Though he was not part of the fight in Europe, the City of Richmond honoured Robert Charles Scotchbrook for the work that he did while serving the Royal Canadian Regiment. On December 6, 1954, the city named a street sign after him.
Scotchbrook Road can be found in a small community between Garden City Road and No. 3 Road.
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