Sylvester Francis Keeshig Image

Name

Sylvester Francis Keeshig

Born

1897-10-19

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Roman Catholic

Died

1931-11-21

Death Place

Cemetery

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cape Croker







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

652044

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-03-18

Wounded Date

1918/11/01

Wounds

Gassed (speechless and Blind for six weeks)

Wounded Where

Cambrai, France

Discharge Date

1919-04-08

Discharge Cause

Demobilization



Notes

Died at Byron Sanitorium London ON November 1931




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
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