Regimental number | 3687 |
Place of birth | East Maitland New South Wales |
School | Public School, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Anne Street, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, G H Benning, Anne Street, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Henry and Elizabeth Mary BENNING, 48 Wilton Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales. Native of Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4647 Harold Vincent BENNING, 1st Battalion, died of wounds, Fleurs, France, 14 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front |