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William Kitchener Kift

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Kitchener Kift

April 29, 1917

Military Service

Age:

17

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

116th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 1, 1899
Cannington, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 15, 1915
Uxbridge, Ontario

Son of Joseph A. and Elizabeth J. Kift, of Cannington, Ontario. Brother of Private Horace Oswald Kift, who died on February 28, 1920 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 268 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XVII. B. II.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of WILLIAM KITCHENER KIFT– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of WILLIAM KITCHENER KIFT – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of WILLIAM KITCHENER KIFT– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM KITCHENER KIFT – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Press Clipping– From the Toronto Star for 20 December 1918, page 12.

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    Press Clipping – From the Toronto Star for 20 December 1918, page 12.
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  • Photo of William Kitchener Kift– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of William Kitchener Kift – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • The 116th Battalion– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    The 116th Battalion
    The 116th Battalion – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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