Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5643340

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2023 - 35

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/119484

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 7482244

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/923037/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/729951

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9557524

Name: Volume 4

Title: De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919

Description: Entry for Benjamin Cossar, No. 171752, Canadian Expeditionary Force, died 6 November 1917.

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URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60454&h=10010&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=d2o1589929&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: The details match for Benjamin Cossar.

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ID: 9557562

Name: Parish: Melrose; ED: 9; Page: 18; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1891_382

Title: 1891 Scotland Census

Description: Entry for the Cossar family. Father is Alexander (41), mother is Agnes (26). Children are Robert (3), Mary (2) and Benjamin (6 months). They are living at 93 Halliburton Place in the parish of Melrose, in the town of Galashiels in the county of Selkirkshire, Scotland.

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Additional: The details match for Benjamin Cossar.

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ID: 9557585

Name: Benjamin Cossar

Title: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)

Description: Page for Benjamin Cossar on the virtual memorial hosted on the Veterans Affairs Canada website.

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URL: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/923037?Benjamin%20Cossar
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ID: 9557608

Name: page 221, 1917, Pte Cossar, Benjamin

Title: Book of Remembrance: First World War, Peace Tower, Ottawa

Description: Entry for Benjamin Cossar in the Book of Remembrance held in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa.

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URL: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/books/page?page=221&book=1&sort=pageAsc
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ID: 9557718

Name: Parish: Galashiels; ED: 27; Page: 10; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1901_419

Title: 1901 Scotland Census

Description: Entry for the Cossar family. Father Alexander (50) is a Dyers Labourer. Mother Agnes (35). Children are Robert (13), Mary (11), Benjamin (9), John (8), Alexander (6), Isabella (5), Agnes (3), Andrew (0). The family is living at 47 Halliburton Place, Galashiels.

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Additional: The details match for Benjamin Cossar.

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ID: 9558490

Name: Departure Date: 29 Mar 1913

Title: UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Description: Passenger list including Benjamin Cossar sailing from Glasgow to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, on the Cassandra (Donaldson Line) on 29 March 1913. Benjamin is a Miller and aged 22. He was travelling 3rd Class on ticket No. 4506.

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Additional: The details match for Benjamin Cossar.

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ID: 9558592

Name: Mikan record 46246, Vol 31829_B016732, p 275-276

Title: Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War

Description: Record for Benjamin Cossar. Transcription: Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action. From information available, he was one of a bombing section, and was killed while going forward in an attack on Passchendaele. Religion: Presbyterian.

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URL: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/pages/item.aspx?PageID=44357
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ID: 9558624

Name: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2023 - 35, Item 118574

Title: Personnel Records of the First World War

Description: Attestation Paper (2 pages) and digitized Service Record (43 pages) available to download (click on B2023-S035).

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URL: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=118574
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Additional: The details match for Benjamin Cossar.

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ID: 9561906

Title: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres/Ieper

Description: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, where Private Benjamin Cossar is commemorated on Panels to the Canadian Infantry Battalions. Photograph copyright of Joanna Legg.

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ID: 9561956

Name: Online MIKAN no. 1883209 (459 items)

Title: War diaries: 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion/Journal de guerre 3e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien

Description: 4915 File Part 1=1917/06/01-1918/04/30; 2=1918/05/01-1919/02/28. Benjamin joined the 3rd Battalion in the Field in May 1917. He was admitted to the Field Ambulance with a foot condition three times during his first few weeks but rejoined the Battalion at duty from 31 August 1917.

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URL: http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&rec_nbr=1883209&lang=eng&rec_nbr_list=2006051,1883208,1883209,1883197,1883148,2005202,2004932,1883152,2005786,1883151
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Additional: Evidence from Benjamin's Service Record confirms that he served with 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion in the Field from Maya 1917 to his death in action on 6 November 1917.

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ID: 9561990

Name: Memorial ID 11987288

Title: Findagrave.com website

Description: Information includes a photograph of the panel on which Benjamin is commemorated.

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URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11987288/benjamin-cossar
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