Private Alfred Bert Benton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Benton,
Alfred Bert
Date of birth: 1890-05-31
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Mrs. E. Benton (mother), 9, Salem Road, Brixton, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 772285
Highest Rank:
Private
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: From information available, this soldier who was a bomber was seen dead lying in a shell hole, during the attack at Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing believed Killed, now Killed in Action.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1565209
LAC ID:
39312
Service file: B0667-S044
Uploader's Notes:
Aged 27 (CWGC)
Son of Mrs. E. A. Benton, of 16, Santley St., Clapham, London, England.
Uploader's Research notes: 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 1st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-08