James (Jack) BENSON

BENSON, James

Service Number: 2081
Enlisted: 2 September 1915
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 4th Field Company Engineers
Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bricklayer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 8 April 1917
Cemetery: Vaulx Hill Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Field Company Engineers
6 Sep 1915: Involvement Sapper, 2081, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
6 Sep 1915: Embarked Sapper, 2081, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
8 Apr 1917: Involvement Sapper, 2081, 4th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2081 awm_unit: 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-04-08

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served as Jack Benson  - true name said to be James Matthew Benson