| Regimental number | 1268 |
| Place of birth | Bromsgrove, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Railway Terrace, West Guildford, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26.7 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Adelaide Pountney, Railway Terrace, West Guildford, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 162), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah POUNTNEY; husband of Mrs A. POUNTNEY, Wokalup, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 18 September 1916 (lymphangitis); discharged to Details, 28 September 1916. Killed in action, 23 December 1916. Buried, Chaplain H.K. GORDON, East of Turkish Redoubt and South of Red Crescent Hospital, Magdaba, 24 December 1916; subsequently reinterred at Kantara War Cemetery. Eye-witness report, 2890 Trooper J. ROLLO, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 2 February 1917: 'Ben was in A Troop - one of the best. We were mounted - fixed bayonets - & charging the Turkish Redoubt from the rear. The Turks bobbed down into their funk holes so that we could not reach them & one of the must have shot him after we passed. I saw him fall - killed instantaneously - and the stretcher-bearers showed me the bullet afterwards which had flattened after passing in at his back.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, POUNTNEY Benjamin
Red Cross File No 2180909T |