Monday 14 May 2007

Private William Joseph Bentham

Born on 5 March 1896 in Wigin, England - son of Mrs. Rose A. Bentham, Gananoque, Ontario - attestation paper notes present address in Gananoque, Ontario, trade as fireman, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 8.5 inches, chest of 37.5 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, Roman Catholic.

Joined the 156th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Gananoque, Ontario, on 19 January 1916 (number 639398) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 24 or 25 May 1917 - wounded on 14 June 1917 - invalided to England on 4 July 1917.

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