KAUFMANN, Edwin John
71st O's Lieutenant Canadian Army
Captain
Born: April 21, 1886 Cassel, Ontario.
Died: April 13, 1959 Cassel, Ontario
Buried: cemetery at the corner of the 17th Line and the Cassel Sideroad
Attended: Cassel School
After School: Farmer
Enlisted: November 12, 1915 with 71st Battalion Tavistock
Trained: He had been a member of the 22nd Oxford Rifles 2 years in Woodstock, Ontario. In England, at Bramshot, he trained how to use the Lewis Machine Gun. He was moved into the 44th Battalion, from Altershott. He landed in France August 12th, 1916 at Le Havre. He was an expert rifleman. He became a Captain of the Canadian Bisley Team.
Served: France from November 12th, 1915 - September 15th, 1919. He was wounded at Vimy on March 3rd, 1917.
After the War: There was a parade in Cassel when he came home. At home, he went back to farming.
Family: Parents- Louis and Caroline (Ede) Kaufmann
Brothers-Wilfred, Louis
Sisters-Ede, Freida
Wife - Helen Isobel Moore - died in child birth - 1919

Special Note: The photo of Captain Ed Kaufmann is courtesy of Centre d'archives de la Grand Zone Argileuse, Collection Robert S. (Bob) Atkinson, album 2, photo DD4, P.30