Bombardier William Haywood Benson

Service number 1019
Ranks Held Bombardier, Gunner
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Death Date 21/11/1915
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
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date of death 21/11/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/06/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 1915
Date of death 21/11/1915