BENSON, Percy George
| Service Number: | 276 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | 1876, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 December 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 6-36-29 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 276, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 276, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 14 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 276, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 123, notes he was accidently injured at Pietersburg due to a case falling on him while loading a wagon. | |
| 12 Mar 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 276, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 123, notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Afric arriving Brisbane 5 Mar 1902, discharged 12 Mar 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Percy George Benson enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father S. G. Benson, Wynnum South. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 123, it is noted part of his pay was directed to a joint account held with Mary M. Benson.
Percy George Benson was born about 1876, a son to Samuel George Benson and Marianne (Mary Ann) Benson (nee Bayley/Bailey). His father Samuel died in 1925 and in obituaries published in newspapers it was noted he was born in England and was a highly qualified musician (organist) who trained at the Royal Academy of Music.
It appears Percy arrived in Queensland from England with his parents about 40 years prior to 1925 residing at Townsville and Charters Towers until 1890 when they relocated to Brisbane. BDM Qld online records indicate the birth of one of his siblings in Qld in 1888, therefore, its assumed Percy and his other siblings were born in England.
Percy married Mary Maria Graham on 4 Mar 1901 in Queensland, just prior to him embarking with the 5th QIB for service in South Africa. She was the joint bank account holder noted in the service paybooks. He was last residing at Sandgate when he passed at the Brisbane General Hospital in 1945.
(Source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 499; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 123).
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