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BENDER, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 17 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry |
Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1869 |
Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Palmersfontein, South Africa, 19 July 1900, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
President Brand Cemetery, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tenterfield Boer War Memorial, Tenterfield Memorial School of Arts , Tenterfield School of Arts South African Campaign Memorial Entrance |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 17 | |
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1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 17, A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry | |
3 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 17, A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, Embarked from Sydney on the Transport Ship "Aberdeen" | |
19 Jul 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 17, A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, Killed. |
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