Private Conrad Befus
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-08-10
Place of birth: Russia
Next of kin: Conrad Befus, 118 6th Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,father
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Gleichen, Alberta
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1978-09-15
Buried:
Queen’s Park Cemetery, P,C02,047
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 160870
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-09-15 ?
- Private (Army). 1915-10-16 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded in the attack on Passchendaele, August 1917
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
34363
Service file: B0591-S021
Uploader's Notes:
This ,man had previously served in the 103rd Calgary Rifles for 1 year.
Went overseas aboard Empress of Britain arriving England May 20, 1916.
Discharged from army service July 20, 1918, Calgary. Medically unfit for further duty.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. There is no trace on the CWGC site.(Queens Park Cem, see above)
Information updated by S V Pearson, Stettler, Alberta, February 5, 2018
Sources: Attestation paper, National Archives Ottawa files, Queens Park Cemetery Calgary find a grave.
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Date added: 2007-12-31
Last modified: 2018-02-07