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BENPORATH, Clement Wilder
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1578 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kent, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | South Perth, South Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | At home, 10 Waroonga Road, Claremont, WA, 13 February 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn 5 Wall 6 0150 |
| Memorials: | Gosnells Ward Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1578, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1578, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1578, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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BENPORATH: On February 13, 1951, at his residence 10 Waroonga-road Claremont (Clem), dearly beloved husband of Poppy Benporath, loved father of Gordon, Grace (Mrs. A. Underwood, Keith. Brian, Frankie (Mrs. H. Brown), and Gwen (Mrs. F. Pashley), father-in-law of Ivy, Arthur, Nell, Dot, Dick and Frank: fond grandfather of 13 grandchildren; aged 68 years.
A light is from our household gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
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