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BENHAM, Hector Arnold

Service Numbers:	3018, V18880
Enlisted:	31 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1885
Home Town:	Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 2 August 1968, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria
Memorials:	Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 21st Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic.
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3018, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3018, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
4 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
15 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3018, 7th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia 9 December 1918 and discharged as medically unfit (debility).

World War 2 Service

28 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V18880

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Brother: 1436 Pte Frederick Reubin BENHAM, 7th Bn, killed in action, 27 April 1918.