Gordon Earle BENHAM

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Service Number:	1105
Enlisted:	16 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fulham, London, England, 1893
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Thornton Heath, Surrey
Occupation:	Pearl Diver - Sailor
Died:	Died of wounds, Egypt, 8 July 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial

16 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1105, 11th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1105, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 1105, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
28 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Gordon was born in Fulham, London, England in 1893

His parents were Richard Kenyon BENHAM & Annie Louisa GREENWELL who married in England in 1888 (registered in Hampstead)

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