Bedford, Benjamin Breeze
Regiment: 9th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Denbighshire)
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 15313
Boer War service: 25 Jun 1900 to 16 Oct 1900
Date of enlistment: 20 Mar 1900
Date of discharge: 16 Oct 1900
Reason for discharge: Discharged at own request
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Born: In 1883 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 23 November the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch.
Family: He was one of ten children born to Benjamin and Martha Bedford (nee Breeze). He married Margaret Ellen Williams in 1906 and they later had a daughter named Ethel Hilda
Residence: In 1891 he was living at Dairy House & Dairy Cottage, Dodington, Whitchurch with his parents, seven siblings and a servant.
Employment: He was a horse trader when he enlisted
Death: He committed suicide on 28 June 1914 and was buried in Whitchurch cemetery on 1 July the same year.
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