We remember William Eli Benson

We remember William Eli Benson

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
birth Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:7476950 Source:9334802 1882
1915
service British Army Private 9482 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion. Source:9334802 25th April 1915
enlistment Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:9334802
marriage Elizabeth Benson Source:7476950
service British Army Lance Corporal 9482 Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:309401
1915
death Killed in Action Source:7476950 Source:9334802 25th April 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7476950

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Eli
Initials WE
Last Name Benson
Source 7476950
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9482 Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lance Corporal
British Army 9482 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion. Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen mother
William Benson father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Benson wife

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Communities

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription David1424

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