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 1898 - 1977 (79 years)
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| Name |
Otho Charles Benton |
| Born |
12 Jan 1898 |
Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
01 Feb 1918 |
Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand |
- FULL NAME Otho Charles Benton
RANK LAST HELD Rifleman
WAR World War I, 1914-1918
SERIAL NO. 76699
GENDER Male
DATE OF BIRTH 7 January 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
RELIGION Presbyterian
FIRST KNOWN RANK Private
OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT Farm hand
NEXT OF KIN Mr Charles Richard Benton (father), Newstead, Featherston, New Zealand
MARITAL STATUS Single
ENLISTMENT ADDRESS Newstead, Featherston, New Zealand
ENLISTMENT DATE 1 February 1918
MILITARY DISTRICT Masterton
BODY ON EMBARKATION New Zealand Expeditionary Force
EMBARKATION UNIT 40th Reinforcements E Company
EMBARKATION DATE 10 July 1918
PLACE OF EMBARKATION Wellington, New Zealand
TRANSPORT HMNZT 107
VESSEL Tahiti
DESTINATION Plymouth, England
NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER 86
PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL 14
MILITARY AWARDS British War Medal (1914-1920)
LAST UNIT SERVED New Zealand Rifle Brigade
REASON FOR DISCHARGE Termination of period of engagement
ARCHIVES NZ SOURCE Military personnel file
Other military personnel file
SOURCES USED Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1919
Military Service Record
PREVIOUS MILITARY EXPERIENCE 17th Regiment, D Company
Source - Cenotaph Record Auckland War Museum
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| Died |
06 May 1977 |
New Zealand [2] |
| Buried |
Featherston Cemetery, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Grave of OC Benton (76699), Featherston Cemetery,
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| Person ID |
I18154 |
Frost Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2016 |
| Father |
Charles Richard Benton, b. 6 Apr 1870, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 11 Jan 1947, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine Amelia Yelverton, b. 2 Dec 1871, d. 27 Dec 1927 (Age 56 years) |
| Family ID |
F2676 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jessie McKenzie, b. 21 Mar 1908, Pongaroa, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand , d. 06 Jul 2005, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 97 years) |
| Married |
21 Mar 1929 |
New Zealand [3] |
| Electoral Roll |
1935 |
Boar Bush Gully Rd, Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, (1935 Farm Hd) farmer Wairarapa General Roll 1935, 1938, 1946 and 1949 |
| Electoral Roll |
1957 |
Underhill Rd, Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, farmer Wairarapa Main Roll 1957 |
| Electoral Roll |
1963 |
42 Wakefield St, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, pensioner/retired Wairarapa Main Roll 1963, 1969, 1972 and 1978 Jessie only |
| Last Modified |
26 Sep 2014 |
| Family ID |
F16342 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 12 Jan 1898 - Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Military Service - 01 Feb 1918 - Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Married - 21 Mar 1929 - New Zealand |
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 | Electoral Roll - Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, (1935 Farm Hd) farmer Wairarapa General Roll 1935, 1938, 1946 and 1949 - 1935 - Boar Bush Gully Rd, Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Electoral Roll - Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, farmer Wairarapa Main Roll 1957 - 1957 - Underhill Rd, Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Electoral Roll - Benton, Jessie, married Benton, Otho Charles, pensioner/retired Wairarapa Main Roll 1963, 1969, 1972 and 1978 Jessie only - 1963 - 42 Wakefield St, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Died - 06 May 1977 - New Zealand |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Sources |
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1898/18522 (Reliability: 3), 12 Jan 1898.
Benton Otho Charles; Mother Katherine Amelia: Father Charles Richard
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1977/33920 (Reliability: 3), 06 May 1977.
Benton Otho Charles born 12 January 1898
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1929/9244 (Reliability: 3), 21 Mar 1929.
Jessie McKenzie
Otho Charles Benton
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