Benjamin
William
Black
Born in Eighton Banks, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Black
and Isabella (Bulmer) Black
Brother of
John Walter Black, Thomas Black, Agnes Black, Mary Ann Black, Robert Black, Elen Black, Elizabeth Black, Isabel Black, Rachel Black and George Black
Husband of
Margaret (Brooks) Black
— married
11 Oct 1902 in Sacriston, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Died
at about age 34
in Somme, Picardie, France
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2022
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Biography
Company Serjeant Major Benjamin Black was Killed in Action during World War I.
Company Serjeant Major Benjamin Black served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Durham Light Infantry
Service ended: 18 September 1916
Service started:
Unit(s): Durham Light Infantry
Service ended: 18 September 1916
He served as a Company Serjeant Major in the Durham Light Infantry during The Great War. He died in 1916 and is memorialised at the Thiepval Memorial.
Sources
- "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WVZK-W3Z : 23 February 2021), Benjamin Black in household of Thomas Black, Waldridge, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSH1-XKF : 21 May 2019), Benjamin W Black in household of Thomas Black, Edmondsley, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chester Le Street subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" BENJAMIN W. BLACK, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/768974/benjamin-w-black/
- Find A Grave: Memorial #12368030
- Durham at War - Benjamin William Black : Accessed 16 Jan 2022
- "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: Benjamin William Black Residence: Great Lumley, Fencehouses Death Date: 18 Sep 1916 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Durham Rank: A C.S.M. : Durham Light Infantry Battalion: 1st 8th Battalion Regimental Number: 2983 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: M.M. Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #150143
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Categories: Eighton Banks, County Durham | Military Medal | Thiepval Memorial, Authuille, Somme | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War I | Durham Light Infantry, British Army, World War I