Private Louis Kossuth Benn

1894 - 1918  (24 years)

• Name	Louis Kossuth Benn
  Prefix	Private
  Born	15 Jun 1894	Bradford, , Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Private, 1st. Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #513709
  Residence	Abt 1916	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Epidemic	1918
  	spanish influenza
  Military	WW1 - 1st Battalion  [3]
  Residence	, England   [2]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158213P
  Died	15 Nov 1918	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Cause: Pneumonia (1 week)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I158213	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Benn,   b. 1852, , England ,   d. 1900  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Bathsheba Clayton,   b. CALC 10 Dec 1856, , England ,   d. 17 Jun 1932, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F250588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sad Death of Pte. Louis Benn. Prestonians will regret to learn of the death of Louis Kossuth Benn which occurred Friday morning at the Galt hospital from pneumonia following an attack of influenza. Deceased was 24 years old. The late Louis Benn was a veteran of the Great War. He enlisted at the outbreak of hostilities with the 29th Regiment, Galt, which sent the first contingent overseas from South Waterloo and very few of them are now left. Deceased was wounded in the side. The Chronicle Telegraph 21 Nov 1918, p. 7

  
  

• 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] [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Louis Kossuth Benn Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1894 Birth Place: Bradford, England Age at Death: 24 Death Date: 15 Nov 1918 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jun 1894 - Bradford, , Yorkshire, England Residence - Abt 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , England Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Pneumonia (1 week) - 15 Nov 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth