Regimental number | 1132 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga New South Wales |
School | Public School, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Benson, Docker Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozi?res, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 18.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 30, Grave No. 2), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Thomas and Maryn Ann Godfrey BENSON, Docker Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |