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Benjamin Hitchen

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Hitchen

April 21, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

877003

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

85th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 21, 1888

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hitchen, of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; husband of Mrs. Jemima Hitchen, of Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. E. 10.

Location:

Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of BENJAMIN HITCHEN– In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Cover– A Short History & Photographic Record of the Cape Breton Highlanders By Lt. Colonel Frank P. Day
  • Photo of Benjamin Hitchen
  • Grave marker– The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010)
  • Thelus Military Cemetery– The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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