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Captain JOHN ALFRED BENJAMIN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 05 July 1916

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

III. G. 6.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred and Rosetta Benjamin, of 4, Vale Court, Maida Vale, London.
  • Personal Inscription LIFE'S RACE WELL RUN LIFE'S WORK WELL DONE LIFE'S CROWN WELL WON
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Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1680
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