Maj George Benson

1756–1810 (age 54)

Military Officer

Biography

Major George Benson served with distinction during a period of significant historical change. His military career reflected the values of duty and service that characterized officers of his era.

Major Benson's life spanned from 1756 to 1810, a time of considerable transformation in the British Empire. He was laid to rest in South Park Street Cemetery, a final resting place befitting his rank and station.

Also buried at South Park Street Cemetery

Charles Henry Sibley
d. 1854
South Park Street Cemetery
J Watkinson
1784–1837 (age 53)
South Park Street Cemetery
Patrick Robert Sinclair
1810–1832 (age 22)
South Park Street Cemetery
Samuel Saunders
1809–1809 (age 0)
South Park Street Cemetery
Samuel Saunders was a resident of early nineteenth-century England.
Henry Manning
1798–1825 (age 27)
South Park Street Cemetery
Henry Manning (1798-1825) was a young British man who died in India at age 27 and was buried at South Park Street Cemete...
J. P. Perry
d. 1824
South Park Street Cemetery
J. P. Perry was a soldier who died in 1824.

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