Herbert Sampson BENINGTON

Regimental number14562
OccupationContractor
Next of kinFather, H Benington, Golder's Green, London, England
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Eleanor A. Benington, 'Bidston', Paine's Lane, Pinner, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 6