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William Lavington BENSON

Regimental number1511
Place of birthMoruya, New South Wales
SchoolFort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressMenai, Sutherland, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Benson, Menai, Sutherland, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll154
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Date of death3 May 1917
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialGrevillers 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

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