Private

Ernest George Bennington

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. L. S. Bennington, of Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3990
Name:
Ernest George Bennington
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Bennington (mother), 605 Hereford Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Seedsman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ernest George Bennington
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