We remember George Benson

We remember George Benson

Timeline

Timeline

1913
enlistment Bothwell United Kingdom Source:9434159 5th May 1913
1914
service British Army Private 1787 Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion Source:9434159 5th August 1914 - 30th September 1916
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9434148 20th March 1915
1916
service British Army Private 43844 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Source:9434159 1st October 1916 - 18th April 1917
1917
service British Army Lance Corporal 43844 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Source:9434159 19th April 1917 - 6th September 1917
1917
hospitalisation Wounded Hospital/Institution Source:9434159 28th April 1917
1917
hospitalisation Gunshot wound to right thigh Hospital/Institution Source:9434159 11th May 1917
1917
hospitalisation Gunshot wound to right foot Hospital/Institution Source:9434176 28th August 1917
1917
service British Army Lance Corporal 43844 Royal Scots Depot Source:9434159 7th September 1917 - 23rd May 1918
1918
service British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Command Depot Source:9434159 24th May 1918 - 6th January 1919
1919
service British Army Private 62942 Scottish Rifles 20th Div Battalion Source:9434159 7th January 1919
service British Army Private 62942 Scottish Rifles Source:308411

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Benson
Source 308411
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 62942 Scottish Rifles Private
British Army 43844 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 43844 Royal Scots Depot Lance Corporal
British Army Scottish Command Depot Lance Corporal
British Army 1787 Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion Private
British Army 43844 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Private
British Army 62942 Scottish Rifles 20th Div Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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Ancestry Website Edwin2371
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