Arthur Benson was born in
Morley in 1894. He was the son of William Henry and Emily Benson, William was a
Mechanical Fitter and turner working in the textiles industry. Arthur's birth
was registered in Dewsbury and his names on the birth certificate were Reynell
Arthur Benson. He had a brother, George Albert (b.1900) and a sister, Hilda
Elizabeth (b. 1903). In 1911 the family lived at 14 Oddfellow Street in Morely.
The three children were all baptised on the same day in August 1905 at St
Paul’s Church in Morley.
On 20th September 1919, Arthur Benson
married Ada Evelyn Thorp, the daughter of Railway Inspector, William Thorp, in the
Church of the Holy Spirit, Beeston Hill in Leeds. At the time he was still a
soldier. Arthur’s brother and sister acted as witnesses to the marriage.
