Pte. Samuel James Keam

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Pte. Samuel James Keam

Also Known As: "Jim"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brunner, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Death: June 07, 1917 (29)
Battle of Messines, Messines, West Flanders, Belgium (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Keam and Phillipa Keam
Fiancé of Alice Reubina Francis
Brother of Elizabeth Anna Keam; Elizabeth Hannah Keam; Ellen Keam; Peter Thomas Keam; Mary Ellen Peters and 1 other

Occupation: farmer | Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 13808749
Service No: WWI 29902
Managed by: Private User
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About Pte. Samuel James Keam

Welcome Bay farmer Samuel James Keam was killed in action in Belgium on 7 June 1917, the first day of the Battle of Messines which was fought on the Western Front near the village of Messines in West Flanders. Biography by Debbie McCauley: http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/remembering_war/topics/show/2339

Cenotaph Record: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C...

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Pte. Samuel James Keam's Timeline

1887
July 26, 1887
Brunner, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
1917
June 7, 1917
Age 29
Battle of Messines, Messines, West Flanders, Belgium
June 7, 1917
Age 29
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium