Benjamin Cheney was born in Lubenham in 1878, 2nd youngest of 7 children. Worked as a farm labourer before enlisting in Market Harborough in 1916. He served with 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and along with Arthur Vials was killed in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15th September 1916 at the age of 38. One of three Lubenham people who died during the Battle of the Somme. From the Battalion War Diary of that day "the attack commenced at 6.20am. There was so much mist and smoke from the enemy's heavy machine gun fire that there was an error in direction."

As far as we know Benjamin was unmarried.

Pip Clements