Regimental number | 64798 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St James, Victoria |
True Name | BENNEY, Daniel Edwin Goodwin |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.5 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Mary Benney, Lancefield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Senior Cadets, Area 48A, Box Hill, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Unit name | 7th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (Victoria) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egpt Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Euripides', 14 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Melbourne, 23 October 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BENNEY Daniel Edwin |