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Military service
Age:
67
Rank:
Major General
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
Birth:
St. Catharines, Ontario
Enlistment:
Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Div. P. West half of lot.
Additional information
Son of the late Hon. J. R. Benson (of the Canadian Senate) and his wife Marianne Ingersoll; husband of Lady Benson (nee Couper). Educated Upper Canada College and R.M.C., Sandhurst: Served in Fenian Raid (1866) and India, 1877-1890. Commanded Egyptian Cavalry, 1892-1894. Served as A.A.G., 6th Div. in South Africa, 1900-01
Additional citations
Companion of the Order of Bath, Mentioned in Despatches.
Digital gallery of Major General Frederick William Benson
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Photo of Frederick William Benson
From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. This photo of Major General Frederick William Benson was taken by the photographers Elliott and Fry. -
Memorial Tablet
Major General Frederick William Benson is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Major General Frederick William Benson
Digital gallery of
Major General Frederick William Benson
Digital gallery of
Major General Frederick William Benson
Digital gallery of
Major General Frederick William Benson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 570 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ST. CATHARINES (VICTORIA LAWN) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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