The AIF Project

Harry BEHENNA

Regimental number1311
Place of birthBlackheath, London, England
SchoolBlackheath Council School, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMrs. William Behenna, Peckham Rye, Kent, England
Enlistment date7 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death7 August 1915
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C.84), Gallipoli
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William H. and Ada BEHENNA, "Niche", Tyers Green, Penn, Bucks, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.