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BENSON, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 744 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Walton Public School, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VIII. B. 130, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 744, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 744, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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