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Military service
Service number:
412543
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
26th Bn.
Birth:
June 15, 1895
Oshawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
February 18, 1915
Port Hope, Ontario
Death:
October 1, 1916
Albert, France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Only son of Reuben and Carrie M. Bennett, of Port Hope, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
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Photo of Reuben Bennett
Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan 1, 1919 (Transcribed by Peter Bolton 2001) -
Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002 the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
1914-1918 Memorial Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario. -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
Digital gallery of
Private Reuben Cecil Bennett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 53 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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