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Maurice Duncan BENJAMIN

Regimental number32061
Place of birthSouthport Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank teller
AddressHampdon Road, Artarmon, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, D Benjamin, Hampdon Road, Artarmon, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 22, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/132/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Bty. 5th Bde. Australian Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1917
Date of death26 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot V, Row S, Grave No. 1/5), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Rose Stanley BENJAMIN, "Finnvola", Lawes Street, Hamilton, Brisbane
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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