| Regimental number | 5660 |
| Place of birth | Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | PO Kelso, via Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 3.25" |
| Weight | 116 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J. Bender, Kelso via Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kelso, Bathurst, New South Wales. Parents: Joseph and Sarah BENDER; Wife: Evelyn Silvester BENDER |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 3 June 1916; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 29 June 1916; discharged, 30 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 August 1916. Reclassified B2B, No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 6 October 1916. Marched out of 1st Training Bn, Durrington, 5 January 1917, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked, 13 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: epilipsy and muscular atrophy), 20 June 1917. Medal: British War Medal. Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Place of burial | Kelso Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BENDER Edmund Henry |