BENSON, William Henry
(Service number 16062)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Joseph Benson (father), Morven | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 15th Reinforcements NZ Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 July 1917 | Age | 31 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial; Bluff War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
William Benson was the son of Joseph and Margaret Benson of Morven
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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