MacLaren, Benjamin –

Of 18, Pendlebury Terrace, Westhoughton, Lancashire, and formerly of 251, Church Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Of 189, Wellington Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Surname reported as McLaren in BJ&G.

Personal details

  • Surname: MacLaren
  • Forename: Benjamin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 8th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Driver
  • Unit: 408th Battery, 96th Brigade.
  • Service number: L/3708
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: March 17th, 1915 - 1915-03-17
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: XIX. D. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/08/1918 26/03/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c/d*

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