John William BENFIELD

Regimental number8/4090
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Benfield, 11-28 Bramham Gardens, Earl's Court Road, Kensington, West London, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 37), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs C.E. Benfield, 20A, Cromwell Crescent, Earl's Court, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 13