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Military service
Service number:
17095
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
June 3, 1894
Enlistment:
New Westminister, British Columbia
Death:
April 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. B. 27.
Additional information
Son of Henry and Sarah Benge, of 1, Bank Terrace, White Horse Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, England.
English:
Digitized service file.
French:Dossier de service numérisé.
Digital gallery of Private Henry Richard Benge
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Memorial Plaque
Death Plaque For Henry Richard Benge, Given to me on the death of my Grandfather Thomas Charles Benge his brother. -
Memorabilia
Three awarded medals housed in boxes with simple type inscription -
Arras Road Cemetery
The Arras Road Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Arras Road Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. Honouring my great uncle with his medals. -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Richard Benge
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Richard Benge
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Richard Benge
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Richard Benge
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Richard Benge
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 199 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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