Regimental number | 3959 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Scotch College, Melbourne |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Agent |
Address | 'Bolingbroke', Albion Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Gerald Benjamin, Albion Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Field Artillery Depot, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Montauban, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Datzig Alley British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row P, Grave No. 8), Mametz, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sir Benjamin and Lady Fanny BENJAMIN. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Octavis. |