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The Story of the Barrister from Auckland

Benson Henry Wyman was born in 1881 in Auckland to William Henry and Alice Mary Wyman. He graduated from university with a Masters of Law in 1916.

The Story of the Barrister from Auckland

Benson Henry Wyman was born in 1881 in Auckland to William Henry and Alice Mary Wyman. He graduated from university with a Masters of Law in 1916.

He was listed as a squadron quartermaster serjeant (sic) at the Featherston Camp at the time he perished during the flu outbreak at the end of the war. His death is recorded as 15 November 1918. Three months later on 28 February 1919, his wife, Jennie Moore Wyman, gave birth to their son, Victor Benson Wyman.