Ernest Charles BENSON

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Service Number:	2568
Enlisted:	26 June 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Insurance inspector
Died:	Killed in action, France, 4 February 1917
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot X, Row X, Grave No. 5

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26 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2568, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
30 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 56th Infantry Battalion
30 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion
4 Feb 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-02-04

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