Regimental number | 1511 |
Place of birth | Moruya, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Menai, Sutherland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Benson, Menai, Sutherland, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 154 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Gordon and Annie BENSON; Wife: Margaret Buckle (formerly BENSON), Moxhams Road, Northmead, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |