Item BTN/1/2 - Photograph of Robert Benton with army officers

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BTN/1/2

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Photograph of Robert Benton with army officers

Date(s)

  • c.1917 (Creation)

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1 item and 1 digital file

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Name of creator

(1899-?)

Biographical history

Benton was born in York on 7th February 1899. He was raised in York and went on to work on the railways. He signed up to fight during the First World War, and returned home injured in 1918 following the loss of his lower left arm and a bone in his right arm. His date of death is currently unknown.

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Scope and content

Black and white photograph of Benton in his army uniform, seated in the front row of a group photograph with a number of army officers.

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Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

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Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • English

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    legacy

    2019/038

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