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Ernest Arthur Benefield

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Portrait of Ernest Arthur Benefield 428071 in uniform. Image kindly provided by Ian Pilkinton (July 2018). Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Ernest Arthur Benefield 428071 in uniform. Image kindly provided by Ian Pilkinton (July …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Benefield AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bennie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 428071 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 February 1920 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 June 1980 AWMM
    Taumarunui, Taupo AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    60 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 9 July 2018 - Research
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM

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11 July 2018Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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