Private Harry Victor Keddle
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Keddle,
Harry Victor
Date of birth: 1893-01-04
Place of birth: Monmouthshire Wales
Next of kin: Bessie Hume Keddle; wife; 9341 98A St., Edmonton, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Miner
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 467452
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-08 ?
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was in charge of a Lewis Gun, and was instantly killed by enemy shell fire in the early stages of the advance, in attack upon enemy positions in the labyrinth sector of the Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1569949
LAC ID:
495524
Service file: B5021-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Husband of Bessie Hume Coles (formerly Keddle), of 1417, Fernwood Rd., Victoria, British Columbia.
A32524 or 432524 - 49th Battalion January 8, 1915 Edmonton, Alberta - Discharged May 11, 1915 Edmonton, Alberta as not likely to become an efficient soldier.
467452 - 63rd Battalion October 23, 2015 Edmonton, Alberta
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 63rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 63rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-08-12