Regimental number | 66092 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway contractor |
Address | Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G I Bench, 93 Smith Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, and in 39th Infantry (still serving at time of AIF enlistment). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th to 27th (NSW) Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
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 death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BENCH Stanley George Henry |