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Brother of Gunner Alfred Leslie Singleton, regimental number H-12098, of the 71st Field Battery, 8th Army Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. He survived the war. He served in Manitoba, Jamaica with Y Force and Hong Kong with C Force. He had 1,229 days of service, including 452 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Singleton Lake located east of Pike Lake in his honor in 1972.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Benjamin Walter Singleton
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Photo of Benjamin Singleton
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of Benjamin Singleton
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Biography
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Photo of BENJAMIN WALTER SINGLETON
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 213 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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