Edwin Ellis BENNION

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Service Number:	4257
Enlisted:	13 September 1916, Charters Towers, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Charters Towers Boys' Central State School, Queensland
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 July 1917
Cemetery:	Mud Corner Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4257, 31st Infantry Battalion, Charters Towers, Qld.
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4257, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4257, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
11 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 4257, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4257 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-11

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Son of George and Martha Bennion, of York St., Charters Towers, Queensland.

DEARLY LOVED ELDER SON OF G. & M. BENNION OF CHARTERS TOWERS "PEACE"