William Fawcett BENSON

Main CPGW Record

Surname: BENSON

Forename(s): William Fawcett

Place of Birth: Dent, Yorkshire

Service No: 36770

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)

Battalion / Unit: 1/4th Battalion

Division: 49th (West Riding) Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1918-04-14

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 108 to 111.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: DENT, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

William Fawcett Benson was the son of William Fawcett and Elizabeth Benson, née Haygarth. Both parents were born at Dent, Yorkshire.

1901 Dent, Yorkshire Census: Backstonegill (West), North Lord's Land - William F. Benson, aged 2 years, born Dent, son of William F. and Elizabeth Benson.

1911 Dent, Yorkshire Census: Main Street - William Fawcett Benson, aged 12 years, born Dent, son of William Fawcett and Elizabeth Benson.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William F. Benson, 36770, Yorks L.I. Pres. Dead 14.4.18.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William Fawcett Benson, 36770, 2nd Yorks L.I.; 36770, 1/4th Yorks L.I. Pres. Dead 14.4.18.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Fawcett Benson, 36770, K.O.Y.L.I. Date and Place of Death: 14.4.18. Death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Wm F. £10 0s. 0d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for William. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Elizabeth Benson. Relationship: Mother. Address: Main Street, Dent, Sedbergh.

A short biography of William is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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