BENSON, William Lavington

1887 - 1917  (30 years)

• Name	BENSON, William Lavington
  Burial	After 3 May 191	Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  Birth	1887	Moruya, New South Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Commemorative Certificate WW1	WW1
  		BENSON William Lavington Commemorative Certificate.
  Military Service	WW1	France
  	Service Number: 1511 Corporal 18th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action
  War Memorial	St John the Baptist, Sutherland, Honour Roll
  		St John the Baptist, Sutherland, Honour Roll
  Death	3 May 1917	France   [2]
  Notes	For more information about William Lavington Benson see "Service and Sacrifice" by Marilyn Handley and Susanne Hewitt.
  Person ID	I1624	Genealogy Connections
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	BENSON, George Gordon
  Mother	BARRETT, Annie
  Family ID	F683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SHAW, Margaret Ethel
  Marriage	1910  [3]
  Children	1. BENSON, Kathleen Joyce,   b. 1914
  Family ID	F684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2018

  
  

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  Burial - After 3 May 191 - Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France Birth - 1887 - Moruya, New South Wales Military Service - Service Number: 1511 Corporal 18th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action - WW1 - France War Memorial - - St John the Baptist, Sutherland, Honour Roll Death - 3 May 1917 - France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		BENSON, William Lavington WW1 Service Record P1
  		BENSON, William Lavington WW1 Service Record P3
  		BENSON, William Lavington WW1 Service Record P2

  
  

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  [S1] NSW BDM Index, Births 20756/1887 (Reliability: 3). Name: BENSON WILLIAM L Registration Number: 20756/1887 Father’s Given Name(s): GEORGE G Mother’s Given Name(s): ANNIE District: MORUYA [S632] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Reliability: 3). Last name: BENSON Rank: Corporal Service Number: 1511 First names or initials: WILLIAM LAVINGTON Date of death: May 3, 1917 Age: 29 Cemetery/ Memorial: GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY II. D. 19. Regiment: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Country of service: Australian [S1] NSW BDM Index, Marriages 2808/1910 (Reliability: 3). Registration Number: 2808/1910 Groom’s Family Name: BENSON Grooms Given Name(s): LAVINGTON W Bride’s Family Name: SHAW Brides Given Name(s): MARGARET E District: ST PETERS