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Sergeant William Charles Benedict Banham

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-12-30
Place of birth: Norwich Norfolk England
Next of kin: W. G. H. Banham (father,) 2238 Stephens St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, VII. J. 28.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 129005
Highest Rank: Sergeant (72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-09 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 59343
LAC ID: 23209
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0406-S046
Uploader's Notes:

previous service-72nd S.H. of C. militia and 3 years D. C. C. R.

Son of William Charles Henry and Emma Banham, of 2238, Stephens St., Vancouver, British Columbia.

Uploader's Research notes:

72nd Battalion Nominal Roll

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-31