Regimental number | 2079 |
Place of birth | Mariehamn, Finland |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sailors' Home, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Benson, Ytternas, Marieham, Finland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 November 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn, 16 November 1916. Found guilty, 3 January 1917, of neglect of duty in that he failed to carry out an order given by an NCO: awarded 3 days Field Punishment No. 2. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 January 1917 (chronic rheumatism); transferred to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 24 January 1917; to England, 31 January 1917, and admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, 1 February 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 2 March 1917. Granted furlough, 14 -29 March 1917, to report to No. 4 Command Depot, Wareham. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 31 March 1917; discharged, 13 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 107 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 19 October 1917; discharged, 21 January 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medals returned ('untraceable'). |