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Private James Arthur Keith

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1898-05-31
Place of birth: Drumrockady County Cavan Ireland
Next of kin: Robert Keith, brother. Simcoe, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Orangeville, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-09-29
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 928143
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
  3. Private, 164th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 567075
LAC ID: 484493
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5038-S011
Uploader's Notes:

Home Child

James Keith arrived in Canada on the Tunisian ship in 1911 he was sent to the Coombe home Hespeler James Keith is listed in the 1911 Census in the Boys Home Coombe Dublin his brother Robert Samuel Keith arrived in 1907 Tunisian he was sent to the Stratford home. Robert also served in World War 1 in France. Their sister Elizabeth Jane Keith also arrived in Canada Tunisian ship 1906 she was sent to the Coombe home Hespeler. Their brother William Keith arrived in Canada on the Bavarian ship in 1905 he was sent to the Stratford home

All four of them were born in Drumrockady Cavan and all four are Home Children Ireland

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 153rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 164th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 116th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-27