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Stanley George Henry BENCH

Regimental number66092
Date of birth21 May 1899
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway contractor
AddressSummer Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, G I Bench, 93 Smith Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, and in 39th Infantry (still serving at time of AIF enlistment).
Enlistment date15 July 1918
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th to 27th (NSW) Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 4 September 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date31 October 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 4 September 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 18 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 25 October 1918; disembarked London, 14 November 1918. Marched into 5th Training Bn, 14 November 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 January 1919; marched into Australian Staging Camp, Abancourt, 25 January 1919; taken on strength, 4th Bn, 28 January 1919.

Detached to 1st Division Wing, 9 March 1919; rejoined 4th Bn, 17 March 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 15 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 22 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 13 October 1919; discharged, Sydney, 31 October 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death21 February 1972
SourcesNAA: B2455, BENCH Stanley George Henry

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