| Regimental number | 3250 |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| True Name | HOPKINS, Benjamin Dennis |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G Botting, 259 Beckenham Road, Kent, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916, and reverted to Private on joining Bn. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 0461002, 3254 Pte D.G. BRADSHAW, 58th Bn (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England), 19 February 1917: 'Refer to Pte D.H.D. Burnie 2365 at Perham Downs or Wareham who informed me that he went out with a party to recover some of their wunded and brought in Botting's disc.' {Note: BURNIE cannot be identified on any list.] Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOTTING Dennis Benjamin
Red Cross File No 0461002 |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
