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HYDE, Benjamin Watts
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3832 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Black Boy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yeovil, Somerset, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Cranbrook, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Yeovil School, Somerset, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cranbrook War Memorial, Cranbrook War Memorial Wall, Frankland War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Toodyay and Districts Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3832, 11th Infantry Battalion, Black Boy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3832, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3832, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3832, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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