Sergeant Thorvaldur Harvey Benson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Benson,
Thorvaldur Harvey
Date of birth: 1893-03-04
Place of birth: Davidson Saskatchewan Canada
Next of kin: Wife; Gertrude Benson, 530 Victor Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Shoeman
Address:
530 Victor Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Lutheran
Date of death:
1971-12-09
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 294017
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Rank detail
- Sergeant (Army). 1918-04-30 to 1919-05-27
- Private, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-11-16 to 1918-04-30
- Lance Corporal (Army). 1917-05-15 to 1917-11-16
- Sergeant-Major (Army). 1916-03-09 to 1917-05-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
39046
Service file: B0662-S060
Uploader's Notes: Discharged due to demobilization on May 27, 1919 at Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Robert John Benson, 294064. Played on the 1919-20 Winnipeg Falcons Hockey team, Allan Cup champions and winners of the first Olympic Gold Medal for hockey (did not play at the Olympics).
Uploader's Research notes: Source: LAC files [Company Sergeant-Major Army Canadian Infantry 223rd Battalion
Played for the battalion hockey team during the 1916-17 season.
Promoted to Corporal May 16, 1916, and to Sergeant on June 27. He was promoted to Company Sergeant Major on November 07.
The 223rd Battalion sailed aboard the SS Justicia from Halifax to Liverpool, July 03-14, 1917. Posted to Shorncliffe on arrival.
Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Reverted to Lance Corporal on being taken on strength with 11th Reserve Battalion. Private Army Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion Reverted to Private and proceeded to France on being posted to 27th Battalion. Attached to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp from November 22. Joined the 27th Battalion in the field on December 02 in the front line trenches in the Chaudiere Sector. Sergeant Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Machine Gun CompanyAugust 11, promoted to Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant on October 01. Granted leave to England between November 06 to December 03.
The 2nd Battalion CMGC proceeded to England on April 12 and was posted to Witley Camp. The battalion returned to Canada aboard SS Minnekahda from Tilbury to Halifax, May 14-23, 1919.
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Date added: 2013-01-23
Last modified: 2018-06-30