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Surname: BRANDRETH
Forename(s): Benjamin
Place of Birth: Hellifield, Yorkshire
Service No: 31932
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 37th Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1917-04-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: C. 3. 160.
CWGC Cemetery: NELSON CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Benjamin Brandreth was the son of James and Hannah Eliza Brandreth, née King. James was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and Hannah at Liverpool, Lancashire.
1891 Hellifield, Yorkshire Census: 22, Midland Terrace - Benjamin Brandreth, aged 6 years, born Long Preston, Yorkshire, son of James and Hannah Eliza Brandreth.
1901 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 57, York Street - Benjamin Brandreth, aged 16 years, born Hellifield, Yorkshire, son of James and Hannah E. Brandreth.
1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 57, York Street - Benjamin Brandreth, aged 26 years, born Hellifield, Yorkshire, son of James and Hannah Eliza Brandreth.
Benjamin was married to Lily Pearson in 1912.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Benjamin Brandreth, 31932, L. N. Lancs.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Benjamin Brandreth, 31932, 9 N. Lan. R.; 10 N. Lan. R.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Benjamin Brandreth, 31932, 10th Batt L. N. Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 23.4.17 Bevan Mil'y Hospital, Sandgate. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Lily. £5 18s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Benjamin. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Lily, born 22.10.86. Address: 25, Howarth Street, Nelson, Lancs.
Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 37th Division
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