Regimental number | 29919 |
Place of birth | Latrobe, Tasmania |
School | Queen's College, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Devonport West, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, F H Benjafield, Devonport PO, Devonport West, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 120 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick William and Clara Jane BENJAFIELD, Devonport West, Tasmania. Born at Latrobe |
Family/military connections | Cousin (distant): 34393 Gunner Eric BENJAFIELD, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BENJAFIELD Eric William |