Staff Sergeant T.J. Benbow Plaque
This memorial plaque erected by officers of the Ottawa Brigade is dedicated to the memory of Staff Sergeant T.J. Benbow, Cameron Highlanders, who lost his life while saving five others in the Webster Hotel fire in Montreal on October 30, 1899.
Inscription
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IN MEMORY OF
STAFF SERGt T.J. BENBOW
MANY YEARS CONNECTED WITH THE
OTTAWA GARRISON
WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHILE SAVING FIVE OTHERS
IN THE WEBSTER HOTEL FIRE MONTREAL OCT. 30TH 1899.
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS
OF THE OTTAWA BRIGADE
IN REMEMBRANCE OF A BRAVE SOLDIER.
Plaque du Sergent d’état-major T.J. Benbow
Cette plaque commémorative érigée par les officiers de la Brigade d’Ottawa est dédiée à la mémoire du Sergent d’état-major T.J. Benbow, Cameron Highlanders, qui a perdu la vie en sauvant celle de cinq autres personnes lors de l’incendie de l’hôtel Webster, à Montréal, le 30 octobre 1899.
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