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NAME:                      Benham, William Edward
RANK:                      Stoker Petty Officer
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             HMS M15
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         170048
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 11th November 1917 ship sunk
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 48. Born 28th August 1869 at Gosport, Hampshire. Joined navy 2nd October 1892.
                           Next of kin: Friend, Elsie Lavinia Hobbins (widow) of 11 Chapel Lane, Gosport, Hants.
                           In probate his address is as above.