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BENSON, William Haywood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1019 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Alphington, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | George Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row J, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: The supreme sacrifice for God, King and Country Mother, Olive, Frank, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1019, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1019, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1019, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , In the field | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Awarded for his work on telephone lines over a 1000 yards of rough terrain between his battery and the observational post while under continual heavy shell fire and snipers Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 27 January 1916 on page 156, position 27 London Gazette 5 November 1915 on page 11001, position 36 | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 1019, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1019 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1915-11-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Haywood Benson and Ellen Dennis Haywood Benson of 434 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria formerly of 35 Gordon Street, Alphington, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Electrial Engineers, Citizen Military Forces