BENSLEY, Mark
| Service Numbers: | 2560, Q155002 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewood, Queensland, Australia, 26 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wellington Point, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer (PMG) |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1958, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Ashes Buried in Cemetery Grounds - Location Unknown. |
| Memorials: | Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2560, 26th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2560, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2560, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Oct 1939: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, Q155002 | |
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| 18 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, Q155002 | |
| 25 Sep 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur BENSLEY and Margaret BENSLEY nee ELDER, Wellington Point, Brisbane, Qld.
Mark Bensley was born in Rosewood, Queensland. He was living in Wellington Point when he enlisted on 27 July 1915. He worked as a post and telegraph engineer, and completed a smithing apprenticeship.
Mark quickly rose through the ranks. By 6 August 1916 he was a Corporal, and by 3 July 1917 he had been promoted to Lieutenant.
On 26 February, 1917, he received gunshot wounds to the face and elbow and was transferred to hospital in London. He returned to France after being discharged from hospital on 30 April, 1917.
He was granted 3 months' leave from 17 March to 17 June 1919, ruring which he worked with the Electrical Engineers' branch at the General Post Office in London. He married Ellen May Preston in London on 21 July 1919 and returned to Australia on 22 August 1919.
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