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Private Herbert John Keefe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-09-08
Place of birth: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Nora Keefe (Mother), 20 South Kline St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: 20 South Kline St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 282117
Highest Rank: Private (85th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-28 ?
  2. Private (Army). 1916-03-02 to 1916-12-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954719
LAC ID: 484126
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5023-S041
Uploader's Notes:

Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion.

Son of William Keefe, and of Nora Keefe, of 34, South Kline St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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 219th Battalion A Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-05-11
Last modified: 2014-07-31