Basic Details
Surname
Benton
Forenames
John Walter
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 8a Cowgate.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Air Force
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
2nd Lieut.
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Epernay
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
May
Day of death
31
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 31st May 1918 at Epernay Hospital"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds