Benson, George Courtney (Corporal, 3rd FAB AIF b.1886 - d.1960)

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number PR88/177
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 3 items
Object type Letter
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/093/042
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 2180 Corporal George Courtney Benson, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Gallipoli. Collection consists of letters written to his friends describing daily life on the peninsula, including brief illustrations. Corporal Benson was later appointed an official war artist.