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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....
1900 |
1900
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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1917 |
December 3, 1917
Age 17
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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
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