We remember Harold Benson

We remember Harold Benson

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling Harriet Mary Benson Source:9652021 1884
1885
sibling William Benson Source:9652021 1885
1889
sibling Margaret Benson Source:9652021 1889
1892
sibling John Kemp Benson Source:9652021 1892
1895
birth Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom Source:9651820 5th March 1895
1901
dates Age 6 Source:9652021 31st March 1901
1901
location 7 Park Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom parents address Source:9652021 31st March 1901
1902
sibling Joan Bailey Benson Source:9652021 1902
1911
dates Age 16 Source:9652181 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Printer's apprentice Bailey and Company Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom Source:9652181 2nd April 1911
1911
location Parkside House, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom parents address Source:9652181 2nd April 1911
1917
employment Stationery assistant Bailey and Company Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom Source:9650555 21st March 1917
1917
enlistment Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England United Kingdom Source:9650555 21st March 1917
1918
internment pow Source:9650829 1918
1918
missing Harold was a POW in a German camp. Source:9650829 1918
1919
discharge Source:9650675 9th March 1919
1919
location Bailey and Com[any, The Horsemarket, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom away from home address Source:9650675 26th April 1919
1919
location Iquique Chile their own address Source:9650675 26th April 1919
marriage Helen Mary Robinson Source:9652381
service British Army Private 205059 Durham Light Infantry Source:308514
1966
death Warwick Parish Bermuda Source:9651121 1966
burial Christ Church Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Hill View, Warwick Parish Bermuda Source:9651121

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Harold
Initials H
Last Name Benson
Source 308514
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
7 Park Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Bailey and Com[any, The Horsemarket, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom away from home address known 26th April 1919
Iquique Chile their own address known 26th April 1919
Parkside House, Darlington, County Durham, England United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 205059 Durham Light Infantry Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Lucy Bailey mother
Richard Sowerby Benson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harriet Mary Benson sister 1884
William Benson brother 1885
Margaret Benson sister 1889
John Kemp Benson brother 1892
Joan Bailey Benson sister 1902
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Helen Mary Robinson wife

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Evidence

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Official Records

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External Evidence

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Find A Grave listing for Harold Benson Leslie33060

Multimedia

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Private Harold Benson 205059 James201
Harold Benson, Attestation papers Leslie33060
Repatriation Records Office memo Leslie33060
Short service record for Harold Benson Leslie33060
Harold Benson Leslie33060
Harold Benson Baptism transcription Leslie33060
Harold Benson and family, 1901 Census of England Leslie33060
Harold Benson & family, 1911 Census of England Leslie33060
Harold Benson & Helen Mary Robinson Marriage trans Leslie33060

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