| Regimental number | 40867 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Glass beveller |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S E Benfell, 10 Frame Street, Northeast Valley, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 5 years in Engineers; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Ann Jane Benfell (both b. England) |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 21 August 1917 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 30 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274574 |