Private Bernard Reuben Keeshig
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Keeshig,
Bernard Reuben
Date of birth: 1892-07-28
Place of birth: Cape Croker Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Christena Keeshig, mother. Cape Croker, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address:
Cape Croker, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-08-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Wancourt British Cemetery, II. C. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 802492
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Corporal, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-28 to 1918-02-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Arras, France
Awards
Good Conduct Badge
Date of award: 1918-02-12
Source: Service Records. Part II Orders. #60.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 32660
LAC ID:
490165
Service file: B5031-S040
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Wesley Keeshig (Service No. 652170) and Christena Keeshig (nee Lamourandiere); older brother of Gregory Alexander Keeshig (Service No. 802578) and and Sylvester Francis Keeshig (Service No. 652044)
Corporal Bernard Reuben Keeshig served with the 18th Battalion following the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918. He was an original enlistee into the 135th Battalion and transferred to the 160th Battalion (date unknown), which explains his service number being outside the number block assigned to the 160th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki." [Private Army Canadian Infantry 135th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion Changed to default as this is the unit in which he was serving when he was killed. Good Conduct Badge ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-12