S. O. BENJAMIN, 23 November 1916
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Stanley Octavius Benjamin
Born:
7 Av 5640 (15 July 1880)
Died:
27 Heshvan 5677 (23 November 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
BEN6242
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
7 Av 5640 (15 July 1880)
Place of birth:
Melbourne, Australia
Death
Date of death:
27 Heshvan 5677 (23 November 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Somme
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Burial place:
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
Places
Addresses
His home:
10 Hereford Mansions, London (1916)
Schools
Name:
Scotch College, Melbourne
Year started:
1891
Year left:
1896
Other Organisations
Name:
Associate of London Institute of Actuaries
Scotch College - First World War Commemorative Website
He attended Scotch from 1891 to 1896. Stanley had what The Scotch Collegian called ‘a particularly brilliant career’ at Scotch. He won the prizes in Classics and Mathematics, and the Argus prize in English. He passed the old Matriculation exams during 1895 with honours in French, Greek and Latin, and won the Robert Simson Prize for the VIth class. In 1896 he was a member of the Firsts in cricket and football. The latter team won the premiership that year.
Family
Siblings
Maurice Edward Benjamin (male)
Catherine Benjamin (female)
Herbert Abraham Benjamin (male)
Florence Sophia Benjamin (female)
Percy Lionel Benjamin (male)
Edith Fanny Benjamin (female)
Frank Bedford Benjamin (male)
Howard Elias Benjamin (male)
Minnie Violet Benjamin (female)
Ida Rose Benjamin (female)
May Constance Benjamin (female)
Leslie Ronald Benjamin (male)
Oswald Deronda Benjamin (male)
Myra Lilian Benjamin (female)
Parents
Father: Benjamin Benjamin (male)
Mother: Frances Cohen "Fanny" (female)
Homefront
Military Record
Military service:
Australian Army
Military record no.:
3959
Date enlisted/conscripted:
18 February 1915
Date discharged/death:
23 November 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Bombardier
Assignments
Regiment:
Australian Field Infantry
Battalion/unit:
21st Howitzer Brigade
Campaigns:
Gallipoli
Somme
Somme
AIF
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Bombardier
Date of Death:
23 November 1916
Age:
36 years old
Regiment / service:
Australian Field Artillery, 1st Div. Ammunition Col.
Cemetery:
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France
Grave reference:
IX. P. 8.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
BELOVED SON OF THE LATE SIR BENJAMIN & LADY BENJAMIN OF MELBOURNE
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