Private Benjamin French
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
1057268
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
4th Canadian Machine Gun Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
18 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
20 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
75 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Margaret French, Cairnside, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Kelso, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
844 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
4th Canadian Machine Gun Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
245th Battalion |
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Notes
Died Jan 2, 1974 Queen Mary Veterans Hospital.
Additional Service Notes
Sufferred severe Gas poisioning 1 November 1918, likely mustard gas, burns abdomen, both thighs and penis
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Address of Maggie French, Mother, also given as R.R. 2, Ormstown, Quebec
Mother was a widow in 1916
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