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1379 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Robert Cardy was born in 1892 in Southwark, London, one of eleven children of Maurice and Violet Jeanette Cardy. His father was born in Sudbury but moved to London where he was employed as a bricklayer. By 1911 the family was living in Sudbury at 32 Mill Lane and his father was employed as a general labourer for Sudbury Borough Council.
Before the war Robert was employed as a porter and errand boy, he enlisted in Colchester, Essex and served in the same battalion alongside his older brother Maurice. The brothers landed in France with their battalion on 1 June 1915.
The battalion, which formed part of 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division was in the Armentieres Sector in the summer of 1915 and suffered considerable losses for what was a relatively quiet sector during that time.
Robert died of wounds on 5 August 1915 and lies buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France. He lies only twelve graves away in the same row as his brother Maurice, who died the following day. A Cross of Remembrance was laid by his grave in June 2015.
Robert was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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