William Manstead Benton (11 July 1873 – 17 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex in two matches in 1913. He was born in Chelsea, London and died near Méricourt-l'Abbé, France, on active service during World War I.[1]
A clergyman and soldier, he served throughout the Boer War. The year before his death on active service, he was wounded in France and sent home as an invalid in 1915.[2] Before the First World War, he had been curate-in-charge of Bearsted in Kent, and his club cricket was for Mote Park Cricket Club in Maidstone.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 1 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ William Benton at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "The Times List of Casualties, Personal Notes". The Times. No. 41257. London. 28 August 1916. p. 8.
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