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BENSON, Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 11A |
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Enlisted: | 2 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, November 1894 |
Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11A, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
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18 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 11A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
18 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 11A, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
12 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Ambulance | |
31 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Field Ambulance | |
11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11A, 12th Field Ambulance, Bullecourt (First), Remained on duty | |
20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, On the night of June 7th he showed great bravery and splendid devotion to duty carrying wounded men to shelter. Four times he lead his squad through a heavy enemy barrage to an isolated post, each time returning with a wounded man until the post was clear. Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: 20 December 1917 | |
15 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11A, 12th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD, TCpl | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 11A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 11A, 1st Australian General Hospital |
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