Joseph Arnold Benn Southward
Birth 1881 Death 18th Feb 1919 Pte.South African Pioneers
Service #RC/33
| GRO Ref | |
|---|---|
| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | Soldiers Institute ,Johannesburg,South Africa |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Wath Brow |
| Residence 1911 Census | |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Drill Sharpener |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Abraham & Ann Southward |
| Siblings | Mary Eleanor , Hannah Martha , Abraham Benn , John James , Sarah Ann , Norman Lamb , Isaac Henry , Elizabeth Adelaide |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Norman Lamb Southward |
| Regiment at Enlistment | South African Pioneers |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | South African Road Corps |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte. |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | RC/33 |
| Date of Enlistment | December 1918 |
| Place of Enlistment | Johannesburg |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
| Other Rank | |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | Served as ROTHARY .Died from Cerebral Malaria while at Sea on H.M.T. Salamis |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 38 |
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| Date of Death | 18th Feb 1919 |
| Regiment at Death | South African Pioneers |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | South African Road Corps |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of malaria |
| Service Number at Death | RC/33 |
| Field of Action at Death | |
| Place of Death | HMT Salalami |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL |
| Grave Position | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1422262/southward,-benn/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | Tanzania |
| Private Memorial | St Johns war memorial |
| Notes | Southward family living at Ennerdale Rd Cleator Moor 1901 Census CWGC page show as Son of Abraham and Ann Southward, of Besk Foot, Silloth, Cumberland. Born at Wath, Cumberland |
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| Link #1 | http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=23808 |