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Reuben Kenwright 1909 - 1943

Ben Reuben Kenwright was born on September 11, 1909 in Warrington, Warrington County, England United Kingdom to James Whitfield Kenwright and Blanche (Derbyshire), and had siblings James Kenwright, Ernest Kenwright, and William Kenwright. Ben died at age 33 years old on August 4, 1943 in Algiers Algeria, and was buried at El Alia Cemetery 12. E. 14..

Ben Reuben Kenwright
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September 11, 1909
Warrington, Warrington County, England, United Kingdom
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August 4, 1943
Algiers, Algeria
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    1909

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    September 11, 1909
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    Warrington, Warrington County, England United Kingdom
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    Service number: 1744355 Rank: Private Regiment: Pioneer Corps
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    1943

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    August 4, 1943
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    Died whilst fire fighting aboard the SS Fort La Montee in Algiers harbour
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    Algiers Algeria
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In 1909, in the year that Reuben Kenwright was born, explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.
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In 1915, at the age of merely 6 years old, Ben was alive when in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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