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Military service
Service number:
844711
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
47th Bn.
Death:
September 3, 1918
Burial/memorial information
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Son of Mrs. Maria Keene, of Petrolia, Ontario.
Brother of Private Frederick Arthur Keene, who died during service with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private Wilford Keene
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford Keene
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford Keene
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford Keene
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 440 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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