William David BENBOW

Regimental number18949
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Benbow, Ormondville, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 26/1564 Rifleman Edwin BENBOW, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 22 September 1916; 59302 Richard BENBOW; 11/204 Ormond BENBOW; 18948 Rifleman Thomas Henry BENBOW, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 June 1917.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 34