CEF Soldier Detail

Private James McKeag
Died: February 9, 1920

Regimental Number:
766635
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 123rd Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
County Antrim
Country:
 Ireland
Next of Kin:
Elizabeth McKeag wife 45 Henry St. Toronto, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
45 Henry St. Toronto, Ontario
Date of Birth:
August 2, 1887
Trade or Calling:
Cook
Marital Status:
 Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Toronto, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
December 14, 1915
Age at enlistment:
28
Height:
 5 Feet 3 1/2 Inches
Chest:
 35 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Church of England
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Unknown    
Cause of Death:
Not Specified
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
February 9, 1920
Age at Death:
32
Buried at:
 Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Plot:
 Veterans Plot
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion
Images
Pte. James McKeag, 123rd Battalion, gravestone in the Veterans Plot, Prospect Cemetery, St. Clair Av. West, Toronto, Ont.

Pte. James McKeag, 123rd Battalion, was buried at Prospect Cemetery, St. Clair Av. West, Toronto, Ont.  A special Veterans' plot was set aside in this cemetery in 1917 to be used for returned soldiers.   This was a project of the cemetery and the Great War Veterans' Association.  The first interment in this plot was made on August 5th, 1917.  (Toronto Star - Sept. 14, 1917).

A Cross of Sacrifice is central to the Veterans' plot at Prospect.  This Cross was unveiled on Sunday June 4th, 1922. (Toronto Star - June 3, 1922).

McKeag's gravestone (see attached photograph) is marked as follows:

123rd BATT.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE JAMES MCKEAG
DIED FEB. 9, 1920
AGED 34 YEARS

Source:  M. I. Pirie