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Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD ERLE BENSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

East Yorkshire Regiment

Cdg. 1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 September 1914

Age 51 years old

Buried or commemorated at

REYNOLDSTON (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD

West of Church.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of General H.R. Benson, 17th Lancers; husband of Florence Benson. Served in the South African War.
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Buried or commemorated at

REYNOLDSTON (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD
Glamorganshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 1
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