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O’Keefe, Arthur, Campbellton, New Brunswick. Occupation: Lumber Surveyor. Military Service: Private, Reg. No. 23561, 12th Bn., transferred to PPCLI, Attestation Papers. Diary Reference: “On guard all day. Ten casualties,” [see also note], 2:21 Jan ’16. According to Hodder-Williams, 283, Pte. O’Keefe was wounded 28 February 1915, 8 May 1915, and died of wounds received accidentally near Kemmel on 21 January 1916.
Date of Death: 23 January 1916. See casualty details, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. Grave Reference: II.C.78
