William John BENN

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Service Number:	1971
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castle Hill Chippendale Post Office Stables Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll

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19 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 1971, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 1971, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 1971, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1971 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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