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Arthur Binch

Rank: 
Corporal
Regimental number: 
11067
Unit at enlistment: 
4th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Cemetery: 
Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario
Commemorated at: 
Paris Congregational Church, Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Nottinghamshire
Birth city: 
Bulwell
Address at enlistment: 
Paris, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Paris, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Knitter
Employer: 
Penmans No. 1 Mill
Religious denominations: 
Congregational
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
19

Letters and documents

BX October 12, 1915

Private Arthur Binch, of Paris who left Brantford with the first contingent from the Dufferin Rifles under Capt. M.A. Colquhoun, forming part of the “Mad Fourth,” was reported wounded in Sunday’s official casualty list. He was, prior to his departure for the front, a laborer at Penman’s and was unmarried.

BX June 30, 1916
 
Private Arthur Binch is reported wounded, word being received on Wednesday. He was one of the first to answer the call of the country and went overseas with the 4th Battalion, and had gone through all its engagements without receiving a scratch. His mother, Mrs. Charles Reid is now on the ocean on the way to visit her son.

BX December 18, 1965

BINCH, Arthur – At the Willett Hospital, Paris, on Friday, December 17, 1976, Arthur Binch; beloved husband of Louisa Cotton; dear father of Kenneth and Mrs. George (Winnifred) Adams, both of Paris; also loved by 3 grandsons, Arthur Binch of Ottawa, Barry Adams of the University of Waterloo, George Adams of Mississauga and 2 great grandchildren, Shelly and Todd Binch of Ottawa.  Friends may call at the R.A. Collins Funeral Home, 184 Grand River Street North Paris, after 2 p.m.  Sunday.  Funeral service Monday, December 20 at 2 p.m.  Interment Paris Cemetery.

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