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William BENTHAM

Regimental number1905
Place of birthManchester England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOysterman
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Mrs Elizabeth Ann Bags, Salford, Manchester, England
Enlistment date5 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 5 November 1915 - 49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 41st Battalion, 4 November 1916.
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death5 October 1917
Age at death27
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 6), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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