English Māori William George Clifford Bengough Died 24 July 1943 PDF Key details Service number1222 AWMM Also known asBill AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Solomon Islands Defence Force AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Bourail Memorial panels 3rd from left Panel 3 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam George Clifford AWMM SurnameBengough AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill AWMM Service number1222 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth 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 Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number1222 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 British Army AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Solomon Islands Defence Force AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › The Hudson aircraft was shot down by 8 Japanese Zero aircraft on patrol. "When the New Georgia campaign was about a week old, he (Bengough) voluntered to fly "up the slot" with a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hudson on a routine reconnaissance. Off Baga Island the Hudson was attacked by Zeros and shot down into the sea. Some of its occupants managed to get into the water, only to be strafed by the Zeros as they were swimming for shore, two miles distant. One man, a sergeant, survived and he was badly wounded. He said afterwards that he believed Bengough was killed by the opening burst, not among those who died in the water." - "Among Those Present" (Official Story of the Pacific Islands at War) H.M.S.O. 1946 page 56.Bengough was the Officer Commanding the British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force and Resident Commissioner. He was the most senior British officer to die during the Solomon Islands campaign. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death24 July 1943 AWMM Age 36 AWMM Solomon Islands, Melanesia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameBourail Memorial, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William George Clifford Bengough by laying a poppy. William Henry Benge Leonard George Benger William George Clifford Bengough Edgar Benham George William Benham Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William George Clifford Bengough Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Volunteers: the Journal of the New Zealand Military Historical Society AWMM The Volunteers, Vol 13, February 1987Ross, J. M. S. History of the Royal New Zealand Airforce, p. 198. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
