BENGREY-DENTON, Edmund
| Service Number: | 30527 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Prahan, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hancourt British Cemetery Plot B, Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30527, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 30527, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 30527, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 30527, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 30527 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-09-20 |
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Edmund BENGREY-DENTON was born in Prahan, Victoria in 1891
His parents were George DENTON & Alice Mary BENGREY who married in the Wesleyan Church in Mount Erica, Victoria on 25th July, 1877
He enlisted on 20th June, 1916 and embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Hororata on 23rd November, 1916 with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 8th reinforcements
Edmund was Killed in Action in France on 20th September, 1918 and is buried in the Hancourt British Cemetery
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Ernest Bengrey DENTON (SN 20161) - discharged 1921
2. Harry Bengrey DENTON (SN 2600) - discharged in 1917 - he also served during WW2 (SN N61028) & was discharged in 1946
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