| Regimental number | 1512 |
| Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Friezland, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | A P Benson, Friezland, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | La Plue Diyve Farn Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew Peter and Francis Catherine BENSON, Crib Point Point Office, Victoria. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3462A Pte Charles William BENSON, killed in action, Messines, Belgium; 278 Oscar BENSON, returned to Australia. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
