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Wilfred Rudolph BENSON

Regimental number817
Place of birthBroken Hill New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJockey
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, George Thomas Benson, Pelanst Downs, Rouston, Springsure, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death28 December 1976

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