5136 Private J Benson, 2nd Battalion the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment. He deployed to South Africa with his battalion for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Roslin Castle on 19 Oct 1899, and arrived at the Cape about 8 Nov 1899 and at Durban about the 11 Nov 1899. Along with the 2nd Queen's, 2nd Devons, and 2nd East Surrey, they formed the 2nd Brigade under Major General Hildyard. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force and they had their first contact with Boer forces at Willow Grange on 23 Nov 1899 when the battalion was in the lead for their brigade night attack Joubert's forces. Private Benson was killed in action during the attack. He was buried in the Willow Grange Militery Cemetery (see Find a Grave Memorial 206196047). He is also commemorated on the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment Boer War memorial in the West Yorkshire Regiment Chapel, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30631).
5136 Private J Benson, 2nd Battalion the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment. He deployed to South Africa with his battalion for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Roslin Castle on 19 Oct 1899, and arrived at the Cape about 8 Nov 1899 and at Durban about the 11 Nov 1899. Along with the 2nd Queen's, 2nd Devons, and 2nd East Surrey, they formed the 2nd Brigade under Major General Hildyard. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force and they had their first contact with Boer forces at Willow Grange on 23 Nov 1899 when the battalion was in the lead for their brigade night attack Joubert's forces. Private Benson was killed in action during the attack. He was buried in the Willow Grange Militery Cemetery (see Find a Grave Memorial 206196047). He is also commemorated on the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment Boer War memorial in the West Yorkshire Regiment Chapel, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30631).
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