Identity
Person No.
1612
Service No.
1864
Last Name
First Name
Hugh
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
62
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
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. Taken prisoner at Tobruk.
Citation
MID LG Sup 23 December 1918 pg. 15030
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project