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Private Frank Bernard Benton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1898-01-27
Place of birth: Erith Kent England
Next of kin: Esther Benton, mother. 84 McKenzie Crescent, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Butcher
Occupation (normalized): Butcher, General
Address: 84 McKenzie Crescent, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1918-08-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Valley Cemetery, A. 10.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 285694
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-03-16 to 1918-08-30
  2. Private (Army). 1918-03-06 to 1918-03-16
  3. Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-27 to 1918-03-06
  4. Private (Army). 1917-05-07 to 1917-05-27
  5. Private (Army). 1917-03-21 to 1917-05-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vis-en-Artois

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 535372
LAC ID: 39321
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0667-S054
Uploader's Notes: Son of Arthur Benton and Esther Elizabeth Benton (nee Purcell); older brother of Horace James Benton (Service No. 285680)
Uploader's Research notes: 220th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 220th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-27