Regimental number | 4257 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers Queensland |
School | Charters Towers Boys' Central State School, Qld |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, George Bennion, York Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and the 2nd Kennedy Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Warneton, Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Mud Corner British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 13), Warneton, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Martha BENNION, York Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |