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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 1st Univ Co
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 17 Oct 1893, Hespeler, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, northeast
Slide number(s): HR-1122, HR-1123
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 18 Mar 1915
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Wesleyan
Age: 21 years, 5 months
Height (inches): 65.00
Chest expansion (inches): 35.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 1.50
Cause: killed in action
Location: Sanctuary Wood
Father's Address: Hespeler, ON, Canada (1915)
College Building list #: 126
Roll of Honour list #: 112
Roll of Service (1928) #: 34
Long List #: 34
Keffer, Franklin Mager
Identification
Regimental number: 411083Battalion / unit at enlistment: 1st Univ Co
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 17 Oct 1893, Hespeler, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, northeast
Slide number(s): HR-1122, HR-1123
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1914 | Arts |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 18 Mar 1915
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Wesleyan
Age: 21 years, 5 months
Height (inches): 65.00
Chest expansion (inches): 35.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 1.50
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
1st Univ Co | ||||||
PPCLI | 1916 June 2-4 | KIA |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private |
Death
Date of death: 2 Jun 1916Cause: killed in action
Location: Sanctuary Wood
Family
Father: Keffer, BellingtonFather's Address: Hespeler, ON, Canada (1915)
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
Hespeler | student | 1914 | 1915 | U of S Calendar |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 5032 - 41College Building list #: 126
Roll of Honour list #: 112
Roll of Service (1928) #: 34
Long List #: 34
Links to more information
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