Herbert Roderick Bestwick

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

163243

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario

Commemorated at:

St. James Anglican Church (Paris), Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Derbyshire

Birth city:

Ilkeston

Address at enlistment:

River Street, Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

River Street, Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Machinist

Employer:

Penmans No. 7 Mill

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX October 8, 1976

BESTWICK, Herbert R. – At the Willett Hospital, Paris, on Thursday, October 7, 1976, Herbert R. Bestwick in his 84th year; beloved father of Nelson of Paris, also loved by a brother Nelson; 3 sisters Beatrice Potts, Mabel Woods and Gertrude Cosgrove, all in England and a nephew Jack Potts, Stoney Creek. Predeceased by his wife Nellie Brown (1973). Friends may call at the R.A. Collins Funeral Home, 184 Grand River Street North, Paris, after 2 p.m. Friday. Funeral service Saturday, October 9 at 2 p.m. Reverend Keith Brett officiating. Interment Paris Cemetery. Legion Memorial Service will be held at the funeral home Friday evening, at 8.30 p.m., auspices Royal Canadian Legion Branch 90.