Albert BENTON

BENTON, Albert

    Service Number: 2569
    Enlisted: 27 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia , 26 June 1896
    Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
    Schooling: Brighton State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2569, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
    27 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    25 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 24th Infantry Battalion
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion
    28 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- N.Y.D. -- Ferry Post
    28 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 15th Australian Field Ambulance -- N.Y.D. -- Tel El Kebir
    30 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 3. Australian General Hospital -- P.O.U.O. -- Abbassia
    30 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Australian Horse Train -- Tel El Kebir
    5 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 3. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Influenza -- Abbassia
    13 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty
    20 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Duntroon Plateau
    18 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2569, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2569 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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