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Wilson Benson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Death: December 03, 1917 (12-21)
Hamel, Beumont, France (Killed in France (war))
Place of Burial: Beaumont-Hamel, Picardy, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Newman Benson and Sarah Benson
Brother of Lindsey Mon Benson; John Clayton Benson; Amelia Hicks (Benson) and George Benson

Occupation: Military
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Immediate Family

About Wilson Benson

Member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment

whose death were the result of service during the First World War.

Regt No Rank Name Died

  3357 	Pte 	   Benson, I. Wilson 	3 Dec 1917

Private Wilson Benson

Regimental Number:

3357

Survived War:

No

Force:

Army

Regiment:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Battalion:

Company:

Enlisted or Conscripted:

Enlisted

Prior Military Experience:

Not Specified

Enlistment Date:

Age at Enlistment:

Enlisted at:

Address at Enlistment:

Civilian Occupation:

Saw Service in:

Unknown

Date of Death:

December 3, 1917

Age at Death:

17

Cause of Death:

Died in War, unknown cause

Battle Died/Wounded:

Burial:

Beaumont-Hamel (Newfoundland) Memorial, France

Plot:

N/A

Commemorated:

Date of Birth:

Next of Kin:

Place of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Not Specified

Prisoner of War:

No

Interned:

Married:

Not Specified

Religion:

Unknown

Height:

Feet Inches

Chest:

Inches

Expansion:

Inches

Ethnic Origin:

Not Specified

NAC Reference:

Rank Regiment Unit Company

Private

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Awards and Decorations

Notes

Son of Newman and Sarah Benson, of 41, South Side, St. John's.

Research Notes

http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetailPrint....

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Wilson Benson's Timeline

1900
1900
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1917
December 3, 1917
Age 17
Hamel, Beumont, France

Benson, Wilson, South Side, killed in action in France, Dec 3, 1917.

Beaumont-Hamel (Newfoundland) Memorial, France

On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, no unit suffered heavier losses than the Newfoundland Regiment, which had gone into action 801 strong. When the roll call of the unwounded was taken next day, only 68 answered their names. The final figures that revealed the virtual annihilation of the Battalion gave a grim count of 233 killed or dead of wounds, 386 wounded, and 91 missing. Every officer who went forward in the Newfoundland attack was either killed or wounded.

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Beaumont-Hamel, Picardy, France