Military service
Service number:
292
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1st Battalion
Birth:
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Enlistment:
September 16, 1914
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
July 1, 1916
Albert
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 3.
Additional information
Son of Francis and Sarah Jeffers, of Freshwater, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Silas Jeffers
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Photo of Silas Jeffers
In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.<P> Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me. -
Gravestone
"Gravestone of Silas at the 'Y' Ravine Cemetery in France" -
The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery
"The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France where Private Silas Jeffers is buried." -
Royal Newfoundland Regiment Badge
In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War i and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me. -
Extract
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Grave Marker
Y Ravine Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Entrance
Entrance - Y Ravine Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Y Ravine Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
Digital gallery of
Private Silas Jeffers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 65 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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