In memory of

Private

William Jasper Benson

who died on 11 Oct 1918

Service details
  Conflict
  Service Army
  Unit 28th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number 258949
  Date of death 19181011
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  258949 Private (28th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment) William Jasper Benson (b.1895) of Cabri was KIA 19181011 at Thun-Saint-Martin and is buried at Iwuy communal cemetery northeast of Cambrai, Nord, France. He was the son of Henry H. Benson who came from Bellingham, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota, to homestead SE1-19-19-W3 south of Cabri. William was farming when he was drafted early in 1918.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 229 - Miry Creek
  Cemetery or memorial location Iwuy communal cemetery, Nord, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Cabri
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Personal information
  Date of birth 18950901
  Place of birth Bellingham, Lac qui Parle Co, Minnesota    (Please click here for map.)
  Date of enlistment 19180328
  Place of enlistment Regina    (Please click here for map.)
  Residence on enlistment Cabri    (Please click here for map.)
  Occupation farmer
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