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Reuben was the seventh of Robert and Louisa Flaxman's ten children. Reuben's mother died in childbirth in 1901 when his brother Jack was born, Jack was taken in by John and Charlotte Driscoll (nee Flaxman). The other children went to Barnados. The three girls travelled to Canada together in 1902. Albert joined the Navy in 1905, Frederick went to Canada in 1906 as did Charles in 1909, James went in 1920. Reuben worked on a farm in Honiton, Devon before embarking for Portland, Ontario on 31st December 1912.
Reuben enlisted in the Canadian army on 18th September 1914, he gave his next of kin as Maud Flaxman, mother. This was actually his sister Matilda Maud. His occupation was electrician, religion Presbyterian, he was 5ft 5ins tall, his hair and complexion were dark.
Battle of St Julien - At four in the morning on 24 April 1915 a German artillery bombardment began and simultaneously they released chlorine gas in the direction of the lines held by 1st Canadian Division. The gas fell most heavily on the 8th and 15th Battalions. The Montreal Gazette of 18th June reports - "223 Men Missing from Fifteenth - Today's casualty lists contain the names of 223 men from the Fifteenth Battalion (48th Highlanders of Toronto), who have been missing since the Battle of St Julien. It was reported soon after the fighting that almost half of the battalion had been captured by the Germans." Reuben's name was on this list.
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