Lieutenant William Benson Craig
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Regimental Number: |
344064 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Air Force | Regiment: |
Royal Flying Corps |
Battalion: |
204th Squadron | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Smths Falls, Ontario | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Richard Craig (father), Smiths Falls, Ontario | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
August 2, 1896 | Trade or Calling: |
clerk |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Smiths Falls, Ontario | Date of Enlistment: |
May 21, 1917 |
Age at enlistment: |
20 | Height: |
5 Feet 4 Inches |
Chest: |
34 Inches | Expansion: |
3 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Methodist | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
September 26, 1918 | Age at Death: |
22 |
Buried at: |
Blankenberge Town Cemetery, Blanlenberg, Belgium | Plot: |
B. 3. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
Not Specified | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2106-33 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Lieutenant | Royal Flying Corps | 204th Squadron | |
| Private | Canadian Artillery | 73rd Battery | |
| Second Lieutenant | Royal Naval Air Service | No. 4 Naval Squadron |
| Awards and Decorations |
| Distinguished Flying Cross |