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Cenotaph record

John Edward Ryalls Benton

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Edward Ryalls AWMM
  • Surname
    Benton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 27435 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 September 1895 AWMM Grimsby, Lincoln AWMM
    Grimsby, England AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Joseph M. Benton (father), Norfolk Street, St Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 23 September 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 27435 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Married Gladys Marion Strong in Sheffield, England, on 12 June 1917 and her address was C/o 323 Ecclesale Road, Sheffield, England AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 March 1986 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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