WALDHUTER, Benno Fred
| Service Number: | 2754 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shea Oak Log, SA, 30 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brinkworth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 13 April 1981, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Angle Grove Lutheran Cemetery, Brinkworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2754, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2754, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2754, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2754, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Benno Fred Waldhuter
Name: Benno Fred Waldhuter
Service Number: 2754
Place of Birth: Shea – Oak Log
Date of Birth: 30 May 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 28 August 1916
Age at Enlistment: 25 years 2 months
Next of Kin: Mother – Ernestina
Waldhuter / Brinkworth
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private 6 / 50th Battalion
Benno was the son of Charles and Ernstine Waldhuter [nee Mattiske]. Benno
left Fremantle with his unit on board A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916.
He undertook further training until 9 May when his unit was sent to France.
On 8 June Benno was wounded in action, but was able to rejoin his unit on 15
July. His mother wrote to Army Base Records in Melbourne on 13 July,
enquiring about Benno’s condition and a week later received the standard
reply about how he could be contacted in writing.
Benno was hospitalised with a septic knee on 12 September 1918 and
rejoined his unit on 8 December. He returned to Australia on the
Swakopmund on 22 April 1919, disembarked on 30 July and was discharged on
7 September. Benno Fred Waldhuter died on 14 April 1981.
Submitted 20 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Carl Heinrich Frederick and Ernestina Maria (nee Mattiske) Waldhuter, Brinkworth, South Australia
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