Reeves, Benjamin Robert –

Son of Benjamin Robert and Sarah Ann Reeves, of 6, Cecil Street, Walkden, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth Alice Reeves (nee Twist), of 216, Egerton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914. Formerly 17th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Captured prisoner of war 30/04/1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Reeves
  • Forename: Benjamin Robert
  • Date of birth: September 16th, 1865
  • Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 19th (4th City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 47407
  • Regiment: Manchester Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/09/1918 18/10/1918

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