Sergeant

Joseph Leonard Benton

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/3482
Name:
Joseph Leonard Benton
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H. Benton (mother), Greytown, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motor mechanic
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
01 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Joseph Leonard Benton
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