Regimental number | 1436 |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
School | State School, Drysdale, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Drysdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J Benham, Drysdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Borre British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Ann BENHAM, Drysdale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3018 Pte Hector Armold BENHAM, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. |