Philip Eric Bent VC DSO (1891 - 1917)

Born 3 Jan 1891 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1917 at age 26 in Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium

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Biography

Philip Bent VC DSO was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Philip Bent VC DSO is Notable.

Lieutenant Colonel Philip Eric Bent VC, DSO (3 January 1891 – 1 October 1917) was a Canadian British Army officer recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

• Fact: Residence (1891) Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Halifax (city/cité), Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1901) Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1904-1907) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
• Fact: Arrival (25 Apr 1914) Sydney, New South Wales
• Fact: Departure Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Fact: Probate (10 Dec 1917) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Burial Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 January 2022, 22:40), entry for Philip Eric Bent (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBQN-K2R ); contributed by various users.
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