BRADSHAW, Benjamin
(Service number 32619)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 24 May 1896 | Place of Birth | Mataura |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. E. BRADSHAW (mother), Mataura, Southland; 23 Allnutt Street, Temuka; C/o W. Knight, Gammock Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 November 1955 | Age | 59 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Benjamin Bradshaw was the son of John and Annie Elizabeth (née Wells) Bradshaw. Brothers George Walter, John Robert, Matthew Bimson and Thomas Hughan all served in World War One. Matthew died in 1944 and is buried at Temuka, while Thomas died in 1968 and is buried at Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2016]
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