In memory of

Sergeant

Wesley Robert McKeith

who died on 14 Apr 1945

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit 1st Hussars
  Rank Sergeant
  Service number B61487
  Date of death 19450414
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  B61487 Sergeant (1st Hussars) Wesley Robert McKeith (b.1921) of Toronto, Ontario, was KIA 19450414 at Zwolle during the liberation of the Netherlands and is buried at Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands. McKeith's tank was hit by enemy fire at a roadblock. Although they withdrew quickly, the tank exploded before he and two of his crew mates could bail out. Wesley was the son of John Thomas and Eleanor McKeith who farmed northeast of Hazenmore. He was a mechanic and enlisted at Toronto, where he had been working, in 1941. Wes' wife Eleanor, originally from Aneroid, lived at Vancouver, British Columbia, after the war. Cousin of AB McKeith.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 75 - Pinto Creek
  Cemetery or memorial location Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial McKeith Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.8667°N / 107.65°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74J13
  Geo-memorial details East of Squirrel Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19211010
  Place of birth Hazenmore    
  Date of enlistment 19410522
  Place of enlistment Toronto, Ontario    
  Residence on enlistment Toronto, Ontario    
  Occupation mechanic
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