Bensley William Henry Fusilier 4127854 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Bensley William Henry
|Army number=4127854
|Rank=Fusilier
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=
|Age=25
|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment. Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted 9th Battalion. Died 12/9/1944, presumably while a prisoner of the Japanese.
|Company/Battery=
|Task or role=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=
|Died/Killed in action=Died 12/9/1944. Fusilier Bensley does not appear on the Battalion Part II Orders of September 1945, listing those who died in captivity.
|Home address=No family information as yet. Commemorated Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
}}

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=25 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.    Died 12/9/1944, en route from Singapore to Japan as a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands when the transport Rakuyo Maru along with other vessels was torpedoed.  He was reported MISSING by the Japanese.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.    Served B.E.F.?  Served Malaya.  Died 12/9/1944, en route from Singapore to Japan as a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands when the transport Rakuyo Maru along with other vessels was torpedoed.  He was reported MISSING by the Japanese.
 |Company/Battery=Z Company.
 |Task or role=Not known.
 |Promotions=None known.
 |Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured Singapore 15/2/1942 when the force was surrendered.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 12/9/1944.  Fusilier Bensley did not appear on the Battalion Part II Orders of September 1945, listing those who died in captivity, but the information as to his death at sea became known later.  CWGC have him as serving in 9th Battalion which has been confirmed as correct.  Commemorated Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
 |Home address=No family information as yet.

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=25 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.    Died 12/9/1944, en route from Singapore to Japan as a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands when the transport Rakuyo Maru (formerly President Harris) was torpedoed.  He was reported MISSING by the Japanese.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.    Died 12/9/1944, en route from Singapore to Japan as a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands when the transport Rakuyo Maru along with other vessels was torpedoed.  He was reported MISSING by the Japanese.
 |Company/Battery=Z Company.
 |Task or role=Not known.

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−	To read an ~~IMperial~~ War Museum detailed article on the sinking of these vessels, please click [https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-sinking-of-prisoner-of-war-transport-ships-in-the-far-east here].	+	To read an Imperial War Museum detailed article on the sinking of these vessels, please click [https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-sinking-of-prisoner-of-war-transport-ships-in-the-far-east here].

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		+	To read an IMperial War Museum detailed article on the sinking of these vessels, please click [https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-sinking-of-prisoner-of-war-transport-ships-in-the-far-east here].

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 |Army number=4127854
 |Rank=Fusilier
-|Decorations=
+|Decorations=None known.
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=Not yet known.
-|Age=25
+|Age=25 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.  ? Posted ? Bn.  Died 12/9/1944, in Malaya.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment.  Transferred to Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted 9th Battalion.    Died 12/9/1944, en route from Singapore to Japan as a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands when the transport Rakuyo Maru (formerly President Harris) was torpedoed.  He was reported MISSING by the Japanese.
-|Company/Battery=
+|Company/Battery=Z Company.
-|Task or role=
+|Task or role=Not known.
-|Promotions=
+|Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=
+|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
-|Died/Killed in action=Died 12/9/1944.  Fusilier Bensley does not appear on the Battalion Part II Orders of September 1945, listing those who died in captivity, so may have been transferred to another Battalion before his death.  CWGC have him as in 9th Battalion which may not be correct.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 12/9/1944.  Fusilier Bensley did not appear on the Battalion Part II Orders of September 1945, listing those who died in captivity, but the information as to his death at sea became known later.  CWGC have him as serving in 9th Battalion which has been confirmed as correct.  Commemorated Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
-|Home address=No family information as yet.  Commemorated Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
+|Home address=No family information as yet.
 }}