| Regimental number | 18948 |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Benbow, Ormondville, Hawke's Bay |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 10), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Ellen Benbow |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 26/1564 Rifleman Edwin BENBOW, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 22 September 1916; 59302 Richard BENBOW; 11/204 Ormond BENBOW; 1849 William David BENBOW. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 34 |