Richard Erle Benson – East Yorkshire Regiment, Commanding 1st Battalion
Lieutenant‑Colonel Richard Erle Benson – East Yorkshire Regiment, Commanding 1st Battalion Family Origins Richard Erle Benson Richard Erle Benson was born in London in 1862 , the son of General Henry Roxby Benson , veteran of the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny , and Mary Henrietta Wightman , daughter of the Gower judge William Wightman . Henry and Mary had married in 1845 at St Paul’s Church, London , uniting two families long associated with service, law, and imperial duty. General Henry Roxby Benson – Crimean & Indian Mutiny Veteran General Henry Roxby Benson belonged to the generation of Victorian officers who fought in Britain’s defining mid‑century conflicts. He served with distinction in the Crimean War , enduring the harsh winters, disease, and mismanagement that characterised the early stages of the campaign. He later fought in the Indian Mutiny (1857–1858) , one of the most violent and politically consequential uprisings in British imperial history. His marriage to ...
