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WITHAM, Benjamin Hargreaves
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1123, V352979 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Signals |
| Born: | Moston, Manchester, England, 17 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Linesman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 29 December 1984, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lake Bolac Civil Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1123, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1123, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1123, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352979, Lines of Communication Signals, Warrnambool, Vic. |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Benjamin WITHAM and Sarah WITHAM nee STANSFIELD, Spring Gardens, Warrnambool, Victoria
Husband of Marjorie Marian WITHAM nee MURRAY, 9 Redford Street ,Warrnambool, Victoria.