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BENNE, Leendert Marinus Christian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2084 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Rotterdam, Holland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown Christ Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2084, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2084, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2084, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide |
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Son of Hendrik BENNE
"THE LATE PRIVATE BENNE.
Mrs. L. M. C. Benne, Alberton, has been notified by the military authorities that her husband, Private L. M. C. Benne, was killed in action in France on December 8. He left South Australia on July 13, and went to France on November 5. He was well known and respected at Port Adelaide, where for many years he resided. He was a member of the Port Adelaide Working Men's Association. Private Benne, who was a native of Rotterdam, Holland, spent his 25th birthday in the trenches." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 13 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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