Lance Corporal

Herbert Sampson Benington

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert and Eleanor A. Benington, of "Bidston," Paines Lane, Pinner, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
14562
Name:
Herbert Sampson Benington
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H. Benington (father), Golders Green, London, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Contractor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Herbert Sampson Benington
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