Bombardier William Haywood Benson

Service number 1019
Ranks Held Bombardier, Gunner
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Death Date 1915-11-21
Death Place Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Gallipoli Peninsula
Final Rank Bombardier
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery
  • 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
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Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

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Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 June 1915
Date of death 21 November 1915
Date of death 21 November 1915

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