ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HEMMINGS, Benjamin

HEMMINGS, Benjamin

Full Name: Benjamin

HEMMINGS

Date of Birth: 08

–

1889

Place of birth: South London, Middlesex

England

Occupation: Gardener

Address: Bunbury, WA.

Next of Kin: Father- W. HELLINGS

Next of Kin Address: 2 Tailors Lane Sydenham London England.

Religion: Church of England.

Service Number: 101

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion.

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-04

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey.

Age at Death: 25

Burial Location: Memorial Inscription – Lone Pine Cemetery Gallipoli – Panel No. 51 – No Known Grave.

04/09/1914- To Depot Company Helena Vale, WA as Private
13/10/1914- To ” E ” Company 16th Infantry Battalion  Blackboy Hill, WA
06/11/1914- Appointed Lance Corporal with 16th Battalion WA
22/12/1914- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Ceramic ” bound for Egypt
03/02/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
02/05/1915- Reported Missing in Action Gallipoli
6-8-28/04/1916- Court of Enquiry at Serapeum Egypt- Reported to have been Killed in Action.

STATEMENT FROM SERGEANT T. MATTHEWS- 445- 16th BATTALION ” C  ” Company-  at Moascar Camp, Ismailia Egypt, June, 1915.- Excerpts follow:-  ” Private T. TAYLOR lay out beside HEMMINGS for 2 days.  I began bandaging TAYLOR and HEMMINGS continued this work after SERGEANT was shot in shoulder and left.  HEMMINGS died of exposure. ”

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal No. 13613

British War Medal – 7108

Victory Medal – No. 7082

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 309468.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 51

Australian War Memorial Canberra, ACT – Panel no. 79.