Language selection


Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

John Rainsford Keith

In memory of:

Sergeant John Rainsford Keith

February 8, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/76075

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

87 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Rainsford E. and Beatrice L. Keith, of Havelock, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 86 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

COLERNE (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 103.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Gravemarker– His grave at Colerne (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England
  • Photo of John Rainsford Keith– In memory of the employes from the Bank of Nova Scotia who went away to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Essay (Page 1)– In 2014, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars.
  • Essay (page 2)
  • Essay (page 3)
  • Essay (Page 4)

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: