Percy James BENBOW

Regimental number38256
Date of birth29 September 1889
Place of birthTemuka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Benbow, Bankside, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Mounted Rifles Regiment, Geraldine; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Place of enlistmentDarfield
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 78 Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 1 Company, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: James (b. Shropshire, England) and Alice (b. Christchurch, New Zealand) Benbow, Bankside, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 29 June 1917.

Wounded in action, 26 July 1917; admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 July 1917; transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 27 July 1917; to 3rd (--? file illegible) Hospital, Rouen, 28 July 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 29 July 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 16 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 5 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 10 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274560