James Albert Benyon

Remembered with Honour in the Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal.

James (Albert) Benyon.

Personal Details:

Born in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1884.

Eldest son of Arthur and Elizabeth Benyon of High Street, Malpas.

Married Elizabeth White at St. Oswald's Church on 28th September 1914.

The 1911 Census records James as a tailor.

.

Military Details:

Regiment:           23rd Battalion London Regiment.

Rank:                 Private.

Serial Number:   718262 (Previously 371761.)

Rifleman A Benyon was listed among serving Malpas men in July 1915.

.

Record of Death:

Died of wounds in France on 9th May 1918. Aged 34.

Buried in Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. II.C.8.

.

Medals and Awards:

James was awarded the Campaign Medals (British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal).

.

Further information:

Death of Private J. A. Benyon was reported in June 1918.