Background
He was born on 5 May 1892 in Saint-Moïse, Quebec.
He was born on 5 May 1892 in Saint-Moïse, Quebec.
He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in March 1916. Kaeble was a corporal in the 22e Battalion (Canadien Francais), CEF during the First World War. He died whilst doing southern
He was buried in the local cemetery in Wantequin, some seven miles west of Arras (Wantequin memorial/cemetery: Plot II Row A Grave 8 Headstone).
At CFB Valcartier, honours to Kaeble include Mount Kaeble, just east of Camp Vimy. A street on the base.
And the Kaeble Club, the privates" and corporals" mess. On February 10, 2011, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced that the nine new vessels in a new class of midshore patrol vessels would be named the Hero-class patrol vessels.
The second of the new vessels was named CCGS Caporal Kaeble Victoria Cross, and was presented to the Coast Guard on November 13, 2012.