Service Details
Name:
 BENSON
Given Name:
 HUGH
Initials:
 H
Service No:
 1864
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-07-12
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Date of Birth:
 1895-07-29
Age:
 62
Cause of Death:
 Died of lung inflammation, at Stalag 4B, whilst a POW
Decorations:
 Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 OBE LG Sup 3 June 1919 pg. 6796, MID LG Sup 23 December 1918 pg. 15030
Additional
Information:
Son of William C. Benson and Marion F. Benson; husband of Mary H. Benson, of Edinburgh. Served in Boer War with Lovat Scouts, in 1906 Rebellion with Natal Police, with Natal Carbineers in German South West Africa, later as a Captain in Royal Horse Artillery in WW1. Turned down for active service in WW2 because of his age he persisted and got through with 1st RDLI. (Stated date of birth at attestation 29 July 1895). Taken prisoner at Tobruk.
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Berlin, Berlin
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Cemetery:
 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 10. K. 3.

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