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Captain CLAUDE ELMHURST BENSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 02 July 1916

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RUE-DU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

I. B. 8.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Edward Ernest and Elizabeth Benson, of Lane Cove Rd., Ryde, New South Wales.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED AS HE LIVED NOBLY
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Buried or commemorated at

RUE-DU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 846
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