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
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall ; ; dark complexion ; grey eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Prospector
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	River road, 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

Harry enlisted in Subiaco on 7 Nov 1939 and he was allocated to the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion

Captured by the Germans in Greece on 28 Oct 1941. Demobilised on 19 Feb 1946.

On 12 May 1945 Harry arrived in the UK, as a recovered POW, by plane from Europe. He was taken on strength by the 1st AIF Transit Camp (UK). On 18 Jun 1945 he embarked on J11 in England for the New South Wales Recruit Reception & General Details Depot, arriving in Sydney and disembarking on 24 Jul 1945. On 31 Jul 1945 he was transferred to the Western Command Recruit Reception & General Details Depot

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 Bellevue avenue, Denistone NSW.

External Links

• Ballarat POW Memorial[[Category:]]

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