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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Clement Charles Jeffery
Regimental Number:
905042
Rank:
Private
Service:
194th Battalion/49th Battalion
Date of Birth:
April 28, 1886
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
April 25, 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Address at Enlistment:
Blue Sky, Alberta
Age at Enlistment:
30
Height:
5 feet, 4½ inches
Complexion:
Ruddy
Eye Colour:
Blue
Hair Colour:
Brown
Marital Status:
Single
Trade:
Blacksmith
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Norman (Belle) Tinkham, South Canaan, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Death:
August 25, 1917
Age at Death:
31
Cemetery:
Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Grave Reference:
II. C. 38.
Commemorated on Page 263 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 10 and June 11
Clement (Clem) Jeffery was the son of George Dodge Jeffery (1854–1901) and Alvina (Wyman) Jeffery
(1853–1897) of Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS. His brother, Joseph Bunker "Job" Jeffery served with the
85th Battalion and died of wounds on October 4, 1918.
Clement Charles Jeffery enlisted in Alberta with the 194th Battalion and embarked Halifax on the SS
Olympic, disembarking at Liverpool, England on November 21, 1916. In England, he was transferred to the
49th Battalion for service in France. On August 25, 1917 he was killed in action during the attack on Hill 70,
at Loos, France.
Sources:
Library and Archives Canada
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Clement Charles Jeffery