Acting Bombardier [Instructor]

Ben (TestC) Casualty

Victoria Cross, GC, KG, DSO, DSO and Bar, DSO and Two Bars, OBE, MBE, DSC, DSC and Bar, MC, MC and Bar, MC and Two Bars, DFC, DFC and Bar, DCM, GM, DSM, MM, DFM, MiD (SA), MiD (WW1), MiD (WW2), ED, RD, Navy Cross (USA), DSC (USA), Silver Star (USA), Military Cross (Greece)
Served As: 
Test Surname

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • Loughnan (1963)
  • Archives New Zealand
  • National Archives of Australia
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Biographical Notes:

This is the official story of Mr. Test Casualty regarding Soldiers died in the great war. Pag. 401 - 405. 

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1x1x1x
Name:
Ben (TestC) Casualty
Served as:
Test Surname
Name variation:
Source Test Casualty Surename (v) (source NV)
Rank: 
Acting Bombardier
Additional Rank:
Instructor
Date of Birth:
26 August 1890
Place of Birth:
Barracuda, La Floresta, Canelones, Barracuda, La Floresta, Canelones, Uruguay
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. King (mother), 3 Riddiford Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Religion:
Protestant
Date of Enlistment:
31 March 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Las Violetas
Place of Enlistment: 
Auckland
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Married
Marital Status on Death: 
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Nationality of Force:
Australian
Armed Force: 
AIF
Unit:
Armed Force Branch Test Casualty, Main Body Test Casualty, Regiment Test Casualty, Sub-Unit Test Casualty

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Injuries [Dead whilst prisoner of War]
Date of Death:
22 December 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
03 October 2016

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Grave Reference for Test Casualty
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Ben (TestC) Casualty
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