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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Benjamin Askey

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Askey

December 21, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

823660

Age:

46

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Additional Information

Born:

August 24, 1871

Son of John and Clara Askey, of Birmingham, England. Husband of Elizabeth Askey of London, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONDON (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Soldiers plot. Sec. X. R.I. 19.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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