Ernest George Benstead KENNY

Regimental number10/2989
Address152 Palmerston Road, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFriend, Miss G Barton, 102 Stout Street, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 22), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis Trevelyn Kenny and Julia Kenny, Hawera, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh