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BENEFIELD, Arthur Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2568 |
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| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Staveley, Yorkshire, England, 17 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Harvey, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Natural causes, Tonbridge, Kent, England, June 1968 |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2568, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2568, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2568, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Mouquet Farm, For bravery and coolness in carrying messages under fire as battalion runner at Mouquet Farm on 2/3 September 1916, also for similar work on 14-16 August 1916. | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 5 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Remained in United Kingdom at own request, gaining employment in building trade. |
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