Ex-steeplechase jockey Benjamin Ellis died on Saturday, 12 October, 1946, at Dorking hospital as the result of injuries received while riding in training gallops on Epsom Downs.
Born in 1876 at Caterham, Surrey, Ben was booked to ride the 1904 Grand National Moifaa, but unluckily missed the ride because of injury.
Before moving to Epsom to become a groom, Ben had been employed at Weyhill Stables, Hampshire.