Staff Sergeant Phillip George Benest
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Benest,
Phillip George
Date of birth: 1886-12-27
Place of birth: Jersey Channel Islands Jersey
Next of kin: Mrs. G. Benest (wife), Cobalt, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Mechanical Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Mechanical Engineer, General
Address:
Cobalt, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1941-07-12
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 648069
Highest Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Rank detail
- Staff Sergeant (Army). 1918-08-01 ?
- Sergeant (Army). 1917-11-01 to 1918-07-31
- Corporal (Army). 1917-08-17 to 1917-10-31
- Private (Army). 1917-08-15 to 1917-08-16
- Sergeant (Army). 1917-04-21 to 1917-08-14
- Sergeant (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-04-20
- Sergeant (Army). 1916-11-11 to 1917-01-29
- Private (Army). 1916-01-25 to 1916-11-10
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes
Awards
British War Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
37577
Service file: B0638-S050
Uploader's Notes: Prior service - 3 years Royal Navy
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Army Service Corps reverted to ranks at own request Transport Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Transport Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Transport Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Central Ontario Regiment Depot Sergeant Army Canadian Army Service Corps Corporal Army Canadian Army Service Corps Staff Sergeant Army Canadian Army Service Corps British War Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-09-07
Last modified: 2019-08-04