Sergeant

Alexander John Bennington

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth Bennington, of 184, Talbot St., Geraldine, New Zealand. Also served at Ismailia, Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/413
Name:
Alexander John Bennington
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Bennington (father), Geraldine, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Geraldine, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 June 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. H. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Alexander John Bennington
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