Regimental number | 944 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | North Melbourne State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Watchmaker |
Address | 42 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M H Dry, 42 Dudley Street,West Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XIII, Row G, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Benson and Margaret Hamilton DRY, "Haversford" Alameda Avenue, Maribyrnong, Victoria. Born at North Melbourne |