Philip Lynn Benn^[1]

1951 - 1953  (2 years)

• Name	Philip Lynn Benn
  Born	1951  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-348521
  Died	4 Mar 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I348521	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis William Benn,   b. 1 Jan 1927, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 2014, , Whatcom, Washington  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Helen Elizabeth Williams,   b. 6 Mar 1920, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 2004, , Whatcom, Washington  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F300899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  'DEATH VALLEY' Tot Killed, Dad Hurt At Freeport Bridge A 20-month-old Preston child was killed and his father injured last night when a car skidded and crashed through guard rails at the notorious Freeport bridge on No. 8 highway. Dead is Philip Benn, son of Mr. and Mrs Louis Benn, 268 Guelph St., Preston. In St. Mary's Hospital in "fair condition" is Mr. Benn. Police said he received face and left leg cuts and shock. DRIVING TO GALT Waterloo Township police said Benn, 26, was driving to Galt to pick up his wife who had been visiting friends there. Officers said the eastbound car skidded on the icy road, careened to the south shoulder, crashed a guard rail post and slid down a five-foot embankment coming to rest against a tree. The youngster was taken to hospital by Clare Martin, defence star of the K-W Dutchmen senior. "A" hockey team, who was driving by and saw the mishap. The child was dead on arrival at hospital. Benn was taken to hospital by ambulance. Damage to the car was about $800, police said. Officers described road conditions as "terrible" at the time of the crash. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Thu, Mar 05, 1953 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Philip Lynn/ Benn/ Beloved Son Of/ Louis W. & Helen E./ 1951 - 1953/ Hilda Benn Schoenau/ 1891 - 1955/ William Benn/ 1852 - 1900/ Bathsheba Clayton Benn/ 1856 - 1932/ Louis K. Benn/ 1894 - 1918/ Lorne Pateman/ Infant. [Metal Union Jack]

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 4 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth