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John Reid Keith

In memory of:

Company Sergeant Major John Reid Keith

February 17, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

1600

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information


Born:

November 30, 1887

Son of Henrietta and James Arbuthnot Keith, of Stotfield, Lossiemouth, Scotland. Formerly of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Herbert, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 22 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 9A.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of John Reid Keith– In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of John Reid Keith– From Volume 1 of Letters From The Front published by The Canadian Bank of Commerce
  • Wimmereux Communal Cemetery
  • Grave Marker
  • Cross of Sacrifice

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