Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bennett,
Reuben Cecil
Date of birth: 1895-06-15
Place of birth: Oshawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Carrie Bennett (Mother) Port Hope, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Core Maker
Occupation (normalized): Metal Moulder or Coremaker, Specialisation Unknown
Address:
Port Hope, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-10-01
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 412543
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette, France
Commemoration location: Book of Remembrance (Ottawa), page 53
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1565192
LAC ID:
38405
Service file: B0652-S039
Uploader's Notes:
Only son of Reuben Herbert & Carrie Maud (Smith), of Port Hope, Ontario. 9birth registration)
At the time of his death, Reuben was in the bombing section of his unit. A comrade accidentally lighted the fuse of one of the bombs, and, throwing away his jacket, he was caught in the explosion and was mortally wounded. He died at the dressing station and was buried at Albert, France. (Family notes)
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 39th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20