Louis Anthony DOBRY

1897 - 1917  (20 years)

• Name	Louis Anthony DOBRY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Look further down on the page for the album attributed to Louis. In there is a complete collection of all of his military service records and other related items. This includes better copies of his WWI service records than what is found in the PDF in the Documents section.
  Birth	9 Mar 1897	Oklahoma Territory, USA   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	11 Jun 1900	Kremlin, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  Immigration	1906  [8]
  Census	Abt May 1911	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [8]
  Census	6 Jun 1911	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Census	1916	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Death	30 Oct 1917	Passchendaele, West Flanders, Belgium   [2, 3, 6]
  Burial	Menin Gate Memorial/Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium   [3, 10]
  	Burial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres, Belgium Plot: No Known Grave; name is listed at Panel 24-28-30 on the Memorial. 11990009
  Person ID	I288	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph August DOBRY,   b. 27 Jul 1870, Bohemia d. 22 Jul 1956, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Agnes RUZICKA,   b. 20 Feb 1879, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 18 Jan 1972, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Apr 1896	Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 6 Jun 1911 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Census - 1916 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Louis was a Private in the 49th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He was killed in the Passchendaele battle of WWI. Battle of Ypres, name applied to three battles of World War I fought in and around the town of Ypres, Belgium. Throughout the war Ypres was under constant attack as the key point of an Allied salient that blocked a German approach to the English Channel. Third Battle (July 31-November 10, 1917) Known also as the Passchendaele campaign, the third battle of Ypres was precipitated by a massive British offensive directed against enemy installations. In its initial phase the operation succeeded brilliantly. On June 7, 1917, British forces took the strategically important village of Messines, the heights of which commanded miles of German-occupied territory. The second phase of the offensive (July 31-November 10) proved disastrous, however. Prolonged rainfall and heavy Allied bombardment had transformed the battlefield into a swamp, and the Germans, operating from concrete pillboxes, took a heavy toll of Allied troops with mustard gas and machine-gun fire. After months of bitter fighting in deep mud, Canadian infantrymen captured the ruined village of Passchendaele. At this point the Allied command halted the offensive. Allied troops had pushed the German lines back only 8 km (5 mi); each side suffered some 250,000 casualties. "Ypres, Battle of," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 97 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Allied operations around Ypres in the spring and early summer of 1917 were disappointing. The British attempted a second offensive on July 31; after more than three months and a total advance of 8 km (5 mi), this offensive culminated in the capture of the ridge and village of Passchendaele on November 6. It distracted German attention, however, from the collapsing French armies, thus helping to prevent a German victory in 1917. The British suffered more than 300,000 casualties, the French about 9,000, and the Germans about 260,000. Additional operations occurred in and around Ypres in the spring and fall of 1918. Col. T. N. Dupuy Bibliography: Brice, Beatrix, The Battle Book of Ypres (1988).

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Book of Remembrance, World War I, 1917, Page 228. [S582] Canada, CEF Burial Registers, First World War, 1914 - 1919. 3. Surname: DOBRY 4. Christian Names: Louis Anthony 6. Date of Casualty: 30-10-17 8. Religion: Roman Catholic 9. Circumstances of Casualty: "Killed in Action." While taking part in an attack on the German lines, in the vicinity of Passchendaele, he was shot through the head by an enemy sniper's bullet, and instantly killed. [S583] Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Grave Registers, 1914 - 1919. Name: DOBRY, L. A. Date of Death: 30-10-17 Place of Burial: Menin Gate Memorial [S760] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 37, Sub-District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 2 in City of Edmonton, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1916 Schedule; Online Images, Page 14. [S913] Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918. Name: Louis Anthony Dobry Regimental Number: 279217 [S1431] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Name: Louis Anthony Dobry Death Date: 30 Oct 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 49th Battalion Service Number: 279217 [S4] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Garfield, Kremlin, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #51, Sheet #4, Line #35. [S165] 1911 Census of Canada, Province: Alberta, District No. 6, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 17. [S165] 1911 Census of Canada, Province: Alberta, District No. Edmonton, Enumeration District No. 61 in City of Edmonton, Page 13. It appears that the DOBRY family was counted twice on the 1911 Canada census. They seem to have been counted a month apart based on Austin's reported age - 8/12 in Killam and 9/12 in Edmonton. Additionally, Agnes is missing from the Edmonton census. As she was 18 at the time, maybe she had just moved out? Or was maybe with her natural mother? [S584] Menin Gate Memorial (Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium), Grave Markers. 49th Bn. Canadian Inf. DOBRY L A [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995. Name: Joseph A Dobry Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1872 Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1896 Marriage Place: Canadian, Oklahoma, USA Father: Joseph Doby Mother: Madalene Semrad Spouse: Annie B Reuzecka [sic] Film Number: 001398781