Private Frederick Harman Benson

Private Frederick Harman Benson

Army

Kindersley, Saskatchewan

Died: Sep 2,1918

Commemorated at St. Catharines (Victoria Lawn) Cemetery; Ontario, Canada

Frederick Harman Benson was born July 3, 1886 at Edenvale, Simcoe County, Ontario and moved west to work as a carpenter. Single and working as a carpenter, he moved to Kindersley, Saskatchewan where his sister, Ada, and his mother lived before enlisting there June 12, 1916. Overseas with the 210th Battalion in April 1917, Benson served as a Lance Corporal with the Canadian Expeditionary Force attached to the 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment) during the First World War. Landing in France with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, the 49th fought along the Western Front in France and Belgium. During the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, the 49th broke through a German trench line before capturing the village of Parvillers. On September 2, 1918, Lance Corporal Frederick Harman Benson died while fighting near Drury, France and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Son of John and Emma (nee Robinson) Benson; brother of Ada Louise, John Walkey and Catherine Mary Benson; he was 32 years old. Citation(s): Victory Medal, British War Medal.