Regimental number | 12106 |
Other Names | Lewis Benjamin |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, W B Hammond, Akaroa |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Knightsbridge Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 12), Mesnil-Martinsart, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Benjamin and Catherine Hammond, Takamatua, Banks Peninsula |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9 |
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