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BENSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 601 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 601, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 601, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 601, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 601 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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