Private Benjamin Gunn
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1889-10-21
Place of birth: Dunbeath Caithness Scotland
Next of kin: James Gunn, father. Dunbeath, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Blacksmith
Occupation (normalized): Blacksmith, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-26
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, IV. B. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 429028
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 74423
LAC ID:
431577
Service file: B3884-S023
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James Gunn and Mrs. Gunn of Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland.
Prior service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada. Enlisted with 3rd Reinforcing Draft, 47th Battalion, but did not embark with that unit.
CEF Burial Registers - 'Died of Wounds at Special Hospital, Warley.'
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-30