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Military service
Service number:
877003
Age:
28
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
85th Bn.
Birth:
November 21, 1888
Death:
April 21, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. E. 10.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hitchen, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; husband of Mrs. Jemima Hitchen, of Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.
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Cover
A Short History & Photographic Record of the Cape Breton Highlanders By Lt. Colonel Frank P. Day -
Photo of Benjamin Hitchen
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Grave marker
The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010) -
Thelus Military Cemetery
The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of BENJAMIN HITCHEN
In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Benjamin Hitchen
Digital gallery of
Private Benjamin Hitchen
Digital gallery of
Private Benjamin Hitchen
Digital gallery of
Private Benjamin Hitchen
Digital gallery of
Private Benjamin Hitchen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.
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