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BENSON, Ernest Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2568 |
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Enlisted: | 26 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Insurance inspector |
Died: | Killed in action, France, 4 February 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot X, Row X, Grave No. 5 |
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World War 1 Service
26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
30 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
30 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
4 Feb 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-02-04 |
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