Harry Wallace Benson

Harry Wallace Benson

Personal Information
Date of Birth	21 Jan 1916
Place of Birth	London, England
Death	1975
Place of Death	New South Wales
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 9 months
Address	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Henry Benson
Military Information
Reg Number	WX466
Date of Enlistment	7 Nov 1939
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Prisoner of War
External Monument(s)	The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Ballarat, Victoria
Medals	1939-45 Star Africa Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries: 1943 River road, Kelmscott, debt collector

War Service

Enlisted in Subiaco

Captured by the Germans in either Greece or Crete. Demobilised on 19 Feb 1946.

Post War

During 1949 married Dorothy Mabel Isabel Spencer in Perth

Electoral Roll entries: 1958 - 1963 at 6 Stanbury street, Gladesville, NSW, student with Dorothy working as a clerk; 1968 - 1980 an industrial chemist living with Dorothy at 58 Bellvue avenue Denistone NSW.

External Links

• Ballarat POW Memorial[[Category:]]

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