Benyon, George Edmund –

Husband of Mary Ellen Benyon, of 27, Bridgewater Street, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Joined August 1916 as Private 8574, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Served as a despatch rider. Died from shell fragment wounds to the abdomen and shock.

Personal details

  • Surname: Benyon
  • Forename: George Edmund
  • Date of birth: February 27th, 1889
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 3rd, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 55th Company.
  • Service number: 63467
  • Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/09/1918 27/12/1918

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