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Name: : Benjamin Joseph  Cretton Back New Search

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Transcription - Front
Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
52906 CRETTON 2450142 Benjamin Joseph 312

Rank
New York Organization 27th Div.
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company C, 105th Infantry Killed in Action 10/18/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
10/20/1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
642 
1133 Grave 18, Amer. Plot, Row 1, Plot A, St. Souplet British Military Cty., St. Souplet, Nord

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  1/31/1921 Cemetery 642 
30128 In:  Grave 6, Row 1, Plot A, Military Cemetery, Saint-Souplet, Nord

Emergency Address Mrs. Mary Cretton, (Sister), 859-9th St., N.Y.C., Over Notified Emergency Address
4/2/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5113
Photograph No.
B- 12843
 

Grave Marker Name Peg
  
Cross
  Yes  
Head Board
  
Bottle
  
Ident. Tag Buried with body
  
On grave marker
  Yes  

Remarks: Form 8-WA sent 8-18-20,, Form 12 sent 2-27-19. Prev. Rept. Joseph., F115-8-11-20 Prev. rept. CRETTON, Benjamin. Prev. rept. 1450142.  

Permanent Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  Somme American Cemetery
Grave: 
10 Row:   15 Block:   C
Authority File No. D:  70227
E/A notified (date):  3/14/1927
Other notations:  Mrs. Beulah Cretton (Widow) 75 Temple Ave., Winthrop, Mass. Mother dead. Anthony Cretton (Father) Address unknown.

Prior Burial in Foreign Cemetery
Cemetery:  636 - Somme American Cemetery
Grave: 
11 Row:   15 Block:   C
Authority File No. D:  61280
Reburied (date):  10/21/1922
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