Corporal

Alfred Benton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Nellie Beatrice Mann (formerly Benton), of Ludlam St., Seatoon, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/7
Name:
Alfred Benton
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs T. Benton (mother), Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, New Zealand|Mrs Nellie Beatrice Benton (wife), 295 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
276 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Bank clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 68
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Alfred Benton
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