Remembering World War I Yarmouth Connections

Charles Heber Bent

Name: Service No Rank Battalion/Service Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Date of Enlistment: Place of Enlistment: Address at Enlistment: Age at Enlistment: Height: Complexion: Hair Colour: Eye Colour: Previous Military: Martial Status: Religion: Trade: Next of Kin: Date of Death: Cemetery:

Charles Heber Bent 734453 Private 112th Battalion; 25th Battalion June 9, 1881 Digby, NS March 13, 1916 Yarmouth NS Yarmouth, NS 34 5 feet, 9 inches fair dark brown blue 29th Battery, CFA, Yarmouth Married Baptist Fisherman John Hutchinson (Brother), Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA March 25, 1972 Mountain Cemetery Yarmouth (Aged 92) Married to Elizabeth Bent; five children, three boys and 2 girls Service: Arrived in England: SS Olympic July 31, 1916 Arrived in France October 11, 1916 March 14, 1916 - enlisted with the 112th Battalion October 11, 1916 - served with the 25th Battalion April 13, 1918 - served with the 2nd Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps (France) May 25, 1919 - discharged on demobilization Wounded: February 4, 1918 (gun shot wound to left side); rejoined 25th Battalion in Field February 18, 1918

Photo: Wartime Heritage 2016