MARSHMAN, Benjamin Kenneth
| Service Number: | 5545 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mallala, 25 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 2 November 1961, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Dublin War Memorial, Henley Fulham Uniting Church Roll of Honour, Long Plains Roll of Honour, Mallala District of Grace WW1 Roll of Honor, Mallala Grace Plains School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5545, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5545, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Xavier Two Wells
Benjamin Kenneth Marshman was born in Mallala, South Australia in a small town north of Adelaide in 1891. His father's name was Benjamin Marshman and his mother;s name was Margaret Bain Marshman. He had a sister called Margaret Marion. Benjamin worked a Farmer before he joined the AIF on 21st of March 1916 aged 25. The following month he married Marjorie Hattie Marshman at Henry Beach.
He embarked from Australia 28 August 1916 and disembarked in PLymouth 11 October 1916 and marched in to the 7th Training Battalion. In November he was promoted to Acting Corporal and was detached to Training Cadre at Rollestone. He completed a Lewis Gun course and obtained a first class qualification in January 1917. His rank of Corporal was confirmed 24 January 1917. He proceeded to France in March 1917 and was wounded on the Western Front 3 May 1917. After initial treatment in France he was transferred to England. He recovered and returned to the front in November 1917. Marshman was wounded again 19 April 1918 with a sharpnel wound to his right arm. He was sent back to England and once stablised was returned to Australia disembarking in Port Adelaide 11 October 1918
After the war he farmed with his dad for 2 years and then applied for a job as a mechanic. He was accepted and he started fixing cars.
Marshman died in 2 November 1961 and his wife died a few years later in 1966.