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BENTHAM, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1905 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Oysterman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseine Ridge, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot V111, Row C, Grave 6 , Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boonooroo Honour Board, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Granville War Memorial, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1905, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1905, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1905, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 49th Battalion to the 41st Battalion while in England | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1905, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1905 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Elizabeth Ann Bags of Salford, Manchester, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 3 years in the Territorials in England