SCHAEFER, Conrad
28th Battalion - 1898
Boer War
Born: April 5th, 1876, Lot 34, Conc. 7, South Easthope
Died: February 18th, 1952, Lot 34, Conc. 7, South Easthope
Attended: S.S. 5, South Easthope (Blum's School)
After School: Assisted and purchased father's farm
Enlisted: June 7th, 1898, Carling's Heights Training
Trained: April 1896, Wolseley Barracks, London, ON
Served: Trained for service in Boer War in South Africa; war ended before being sent overseas
After the War: Mixed farming (Shorthorn cattle, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks); planted orchard; kept 30 hives of bees. Bought and sold 40 acres in Florida.
Family: Married Julianna Gerhardt May 15th, 1901
Children - Dora, Henry [Selma Scholz], Hilda [Ernie Herman], Ernest (twin) [Dorothy Wilker], Erhardt (twin), Julianna [William Scholz]
Comments: A large colour photo of Sergeant Schaefer was prominently displayed in the Schaefer farm residence parlour until the farm was sold in 1952. It remains as a family heritage item as part of the treasured Schaefer Collection.
Hobbies - collection, scrapbooking, and preserving family photos.