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LT Herbert Ernest Baensch

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LT Herbert Ernest Baensch Veteran

Birth
Mannum, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
Death
22 Jun 1918 (aged 29–30)
Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
II. AA. 1.
Memorial ID
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Lieutenant Herbert Baensch enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 17/8/1914 at Dimboola, Victoria. He was appointed Lieutenant with the 58th Australian Infantry Battalion that departed Australia on the HMAT Benalla A24 on 19/10/1914. His enlistment number was 519, as an officer he did not have a service number.
He was killed in action on the 22/6/1918 at Villiers-Bretonneux, Somme, France.
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658) •

Birth registered in Talunga, South Australia in 1888, father's name Dienegott Baensch.
Cenotaph here
Lieutenant Herbert Baensch enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 17/8/1914 at Dimboola, Victoria. He was appointed Lieutenant with the 58th Australian Infantry Battalion that departed Australia on the HMAT Benalla A24 on 19/10/1914. His enlistment number was 519, as an officer he did not have a service number.
He was killed in action on the 22/6/1918 at Villiers-Bretonneux, Somme, France.
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658) •

Birth registered in Talunga, South Australia in 1888, father's name Dienegott Baensch.
Cenotaph here

Gravesite Details

Lieutenant, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 29.



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  • Maintained by: Clancy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56179297/herbert_ernest-baensch: accessed ), memorial page for LT Herbert Ernest Baensch (1888–22 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56179297, citing Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Clancy (contributor 48290237).