| Regimental number | 554 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Murrumbeena, Victoria |
| Other Names | BENSON, E A |
| School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Grant Street, East Malvern, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, E A Benson, Grant Street, East Malvern, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the Junior Cadets, Area Office 47A, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died from meningitis. Name given on RoH circular as Edward Aubrey BENSON, 14th Battlaon. |
| Fate | Died of meningitis; secondary fate: DOI |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 285), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward A.M. and Minnie BENSON, 'Benwerrie', Grant Street, East Malvern, Victoria. Born at Melbourne |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli War service: Lemnos. Fell ill; evacuated to Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, where he died 'without having had an opportunity to enter the firing line.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Australia's Fighting Families', Section I, p. 4. |
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