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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Henry Thomas Benjamin |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Henry Thomas |
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| Surname: |
Benjamin |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
18950 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Billiard marker |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs H.E. Benjamin (wife), Nith Street, Invercargill, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
6th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
29 July 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Waitemata or Ulimaroa |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
37 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
34 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
11 June 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
37 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
XXV. H. 1A. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Henry Benjamin was the husband of Hannah Elizabeth Benjamin, of Invercargill, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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