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DENNY, Charles Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 550 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Awanui, New Zealand, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 5, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 550, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 550, 12th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 550, 12th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 550, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 550 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Patrick and Lila Smith Denny; brother of Margaret Annie Denny, Edmond Denny and Martha May Denny; nephew of Ernest Denny of QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal