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NAME: Benham, William George
RANK: Sergeant
UNIT: Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC: 1st Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER: 9431
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH: Killed in action 1st July 1915
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Talana Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION: Born April/May/June 1889 at Alverstoke. Son of William & Sarah Ann Benham. In 1891 family living at 9 Arnaud Street, Kingston, Portsea, Portsmouth. In 1901 family living at 126 Clayhall Road, Alverstoke, Gosport. Born: St Thomas, Portsmouth. Enlisted: Winchester. Resided: Portsmouth.