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BENSLEY, Marcus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425586 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 December 1922 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Italy, 15 August 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bari War Cemetery XV. A. 3, Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Apulia, Italy |
| Memorials: | Albert Street Uniting Church Memorial Window 2, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425586 | |
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| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425586 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Marcus Bensley 425586 was killed in the loss of Wellington JA508 of 70SQN RAF at Foggia, Italy
Also killed were Sergeant James Harry Couch 1425206 RAF / Flight Sergeant Gerford Charles Grimmett 1338980 RAF / Flight Sergeant Harold Walter James Savin 1323100 RAF / Sergeant Charles William Stern 1601165 RAF
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