J. A. BENJAMIN, 02 July 1916
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John Alfred Benjamin
Born:
1893
Died:
4 Tammuz 5676 (05 July 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
BEN2984
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1893
Place of birth:
Ontario, Canada
Death
Date of death:
4 Tammuz 5676 (05 July 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Gordon Dump Cemetery
Jewry Book of Honour photo
Places
Addresses
Boarder:
81 Inverness Terrace, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
Upper Canada College
Name:
Clifton College, London
Year started:
1908
Year left:
1911
Name:
Clare College, Cambridge
Year started:
1911
Year left:
1914
Extract from the War Book of Upper Canada College
Family
Siblings
Esther Benjamin (female)
Louis Benjamin (male)
Parents
Father: Alfred Benjamin (male)
Mother: Rosetta Benjamin (female)
Homefront
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date discharged/death:
05 July 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Captain
Assignments
Regiment:
West Riding Regiment
Battalion/unit:
9th Battalion
Medal card
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Captain
Date of Death:
05 July 1916
Age:
24 years old
Regiment / service:
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 9th Bn.
Cemetery:
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle, France
Grave reference:
III. G. 6.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
LIFE'S RACE WELL RUN LIFE'S WORK WELL DONE LIFE'S CROWN WELL WON
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