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BENGER, John Desmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2218 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Convent School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - left thigh, 2nd Australian CCS, Trois Arbres, France, 29 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row Y, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads: Of your charity pray for the soul of the above |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tas. | |
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| 26 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2218, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2218, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound to the face. Evacuated to Mudros | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, SW to face. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 28 September 1915. | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 12th Battalion to the 52nd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir Railhead | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2218, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW to left thigh sustained near Warneton. Evacuated to 2nd Aust CCS at Trois Arbres, where he died of his wounds the next day. | |
| 29 Aug 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2218, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2218 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jonathon W and Mary Elizabeth Benger of 29 De Witt Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tas.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces and Cadets
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