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Title
Lieutenant Colonel George Elliott Benson (1861–1901)
Date
1910
Medium
stone & bronze
Measurements
H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 300 x W 188 x D 213 cm
Accession number
NE46_SD_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Custodian
Hexham Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
18/05/76
Access
at all times
Inscription description
TO THE MEMORY OF A GALLANT SOLDIER GEORGE ELLIOTT BENSON LIEUT. COLONEL IN THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY WHO WAS BORN AT ALLERWASH MAY 24TH 1861 ENTERED THE ARMY MAY 1880 AND AFTER SERVING WITH DISTINCTION IN THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1885, 1896, 1898, AND IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 – 1901 FELL WHILE COMMANDING HIS COLUMN AT THE BATTLE OF BRAKENLAAGTE OCT. 30TH 1901 HE IS BURIED WITH THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED WITH HIM THE UNRETURNED. ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION