Regimental number | 2218 |
Place of birth | Laundeston, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 8 Dry Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary E Benger, 8 Dry Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No. 12), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jonathan W. and Mary E. BENGER, 29 De Witt Street, Battery Point, Hobart. Native of Launceston, Tasmania |