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JOHN WALKER BENSON
Kingston upon Hull HU6 7RX
England
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF RICHARD AND FAITH ELIZABETH BENSON, OF "DONEGAL", COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS)).
HE HAD THREE SISTERS. HIS FATHER WAS A NAVAL PENSIONER FROM DONAGAL, IRELAND.
JOHN WORKED AS A DRAPER'S ERRAND BOY. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE TERRITORIAL FORCE.
ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 20/04/1915. TRANSFERRRED TO THE 50TH DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN, RFA. DIED ON 04/11/1918, AGED 23, AT THE 12TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. BURIED FRANCE. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON ST JOHNS, NEWLANDS MEMORIAL, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL.
| Name | John Benson |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 4 Nov 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery |
| Battalion | Territorial Force |
| Regimental Number | 771650 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Busigny 59137
Hauts-de-France
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