BENPORATH, Frank Hilton
| Service Number: | 1777 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, 8th Battery Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England, 17 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Abdominal wounds, France, 16 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VII, Row C, Grave 40, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Victoria Park Memorial Wall, Victoria Park St Joachim's Catholic Church Honour Board, Victoria Park War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1777, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , 8th Battery Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 3 Oct 1914: | Involvement Bombardier, 1777, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1914: | Embarked Bombardier, 1777, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 14 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 24 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1 | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement 1777, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1777 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Regimental Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Hilton BENPORATH was born in Kent, England on 17th February, 1885
His parents were George Hilton BENPORATH & Frances Grace LANCASTER who married in the Isle of Wight in 1867
He married Stella Rose GORMAN in Perth, WA in 1905 and had 5 known children, Ernie, Ena, Stanley, Jean & Eileen
He enlisted in Blackboy Hill, WA on 27th August, 1914 and embarked with the 3rd Artillery Brigade on 2nd November, 1914 on the ship Medic from Fremantle WA
Frank was wounded in the abdomen on 7th August, 1916 & died of his wounds on 16th August, 1916 - he is buried in the Warloy Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot VII, Row C, Grave 40 & his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
His brother Clement Wilder BENPORATH (SN 1578) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
NEVER FORGOTTEN
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Town of Victoria Park Library
Today’s Time-warp Tuesday we meet the man behind the name of Benporath Street, Burswood. WO Frank Hilton Benporath was an electrician by trade, and growing up had been involved in various military units prior to the outbreak of World War I.
Frank enjoyed cycling and often competed in amateur races. He lived with his wife Stella in Egham Street, Victoria Park (now Burswood).
Enlisting just weeks after war was declared, Frank embarked in November 1914 for the Gallipoli peninsula. Wounded three times during his service, on 16 August 1916, he died of wounds received in action. He was 31 years old.
In 1918 the Perth City Council renamed a number of streets in honour of fallen war heroes. They renamed Duke Street to Benporath Street in honour of Frank Hilton Benporath. For more of Frank’s story check out his entry in the Victoria Park Dictionary of Biography (https://www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/.../Victoria-Park...)
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