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Full Name
Donald Imlay Bensemann
Rank Last Held
Lance Corporal
Forename(s)
Donald Imlay
Surname
Bensemann
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
41383
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
30 October 1948
Place of Birth
Marlborough, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Embarkation Unit
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 4 Company
Embarkation Date
November 1967
Destination
  • Malaya (March 1968)
  • Vietnam
Military Training
Waiouru Cadet School
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Victor 3 Company
Place of Death
North-West Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
Date of Death
16 November 1968
Age at Death
20
Year of Death
1968
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Omaka Public Cemetery, Blenheim, New Zealand
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
  • Lance Corporal Bensemann died of a gunshot wound through thorax sustained in contact with Vietcong
  • Memorial Flag - Presented to family
Description of Image
  • Portrait, Donald Imlay Bensemann
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories. Vietnam Panels names: Vietnam Names Awatere - Don
  • Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999).
Further References
  • New Zealand Ex Vietnam Services Association Inc.
  • Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). p. 203; photos p. 83, 217, 228
  • New Zealand Herald 18 November 1968 s1, p1.
Sources Used
  • Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.
  • New Zealand Herald