Bensley William Henry Fusilier 4127854
Personnel Entry
Name 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. ? Posted ? Bn. Died 12/9/1944, in Malaya.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
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, so may have been transferred to another Battalion before his death. CWGC have him as in 9th Battalion which may not be correct.
Home address No family information as yet. Commemorated Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
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