Rifleman

Henry Thomas Benjamin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Hannah Elizabeth Benjamin, of Invercargill, 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: 
18950
Name:
Henry Thomas Benjamin
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H.E. Benjamin (wife), Nith Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Billiard marker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in Battle of Messines
Date of Death:
11 June 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
29 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXV. H. 1A.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Henry Thomas Benjamin
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