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Robert BENSON

Regimental number3685
Place of birthGlenpark, Victoria
SchoolGlen Park State School, nr Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrown Hill, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr Benson, Brown Hill, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death15 February 1917
Age at death23
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Marchant and Mary J. BENSON, Brown Hill, Victoria

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