Individual Details
Austin B. KEENS
(11 December 1891 - 28 April 1916)
Military Service:-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 23154
Age: 24
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division: 15th Battalion
Additional Information-
A woodsman by trade, he enlisted in the CEF on 23 Sept 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec, Canada.
Son of Mr. P. B. Keens of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 112 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
Events
| Birth | 11 December 1891 | Richmond, Quebec, Canada |  | ||
| Residence | 1901 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Agnes (Village), Beauce, Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1901 | (Paul Bernard KEENS and Marie Josephine Malvina DOXTRADER) Agnes, Beauce, Quebec, Canada |  | ||
| Religion-shared | 1901 | (Paul Bernard KEENS) Roman Catholic - Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Military Beginning | 27 August 1914 | Private 23154 - 15th Battalion | | ||
| Description | 27 August 1914 | 22yrs 8mo old, 5' 6.5" high, 33" Chest with Fair Complexion, Light Brown Eyes & Light Brown Hair. Roman Catholic with a small scar on right knee and a small scar on right foot. | |||
| Death | 28 April 1916 | (Killed in action) - Trenches at the Bluff, Ypres, Belgium | | | |
| Burial | Aft 28 April 1916 | Woods Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium | | |
Families
| Father | Paul Bernard KEENS (1863 - 1950) |
| Mother | Marie Josephine Malvina DOXTRADER (1865 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Lucie Ethel KEENS (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Oswald Arthur KEENS (1898 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Bertha KEENS (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Edmund Melbourne KEENS (1902 - 1903) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
1901 Census of CanadaMilitary Beginning
Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948Death
Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-CurrentBurial
Military Cemetery in rear of Battalion Headquarters, Plot 4, Row B, Grave 5WOODS CEMETERY is located 4 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. 2.5 Km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the WOODS CEMETERY. Visitors to this site should note the 100 metre grassed access path leading to the cemetery which is not accessable by vehicle.
Endnotes
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5. Ancestry.com, Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 5031 - 7.
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11. Ancestry.com, Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).
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18. Ancestry.com, Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Library and Archives Canada (LAC); War Graves Registry: Commonwealth War Graves. RG150, 1992-1993/314, Box 39-244; Box: 85.
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22. Ancestry.com, Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Library and Archives Canada (LAC); War Graves Registry: Commonwealth War Graves. RG150, 1992-1993/314, Box 39-244; Box: 85.
23. Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).