We remember Thomas John Benson

We remember Thomas John Benson

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Canton, Cardiff United Kingdom Source:8908474 Source:8908470 1891
1894
sibling Louisa A Source:8908475 1894
1901
location Mermaid Row, Swansea, Glamorgan United Kingdom parents address Source:8908475 1901
1914
service British Army Lance Corporal 3/5860 Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion Source:8908470 1914
service British Army Corporal 3/5860 Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:8659073
1914
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:8659073 19th December 1914
burial Ploegsteert Wood CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium II. C. 2 Source:8908468

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas John
Initials TJ
Last Name Benson
Source 8659073
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Mermaid Row, Swansea, Glamorgan United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3/5860 Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion Corporal
British Army 3/5860 Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth A mother
John Benson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Louisa A sister 1894

Media

Communities

Communities

  • Welsh

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Multimedia

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