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Lance Corporal John Desmond Benger

John Desmond Benger wearing his Australian Imperial Force uniform, World War OneA young woman reading a report while standing near a plaque under a treeJenique Howard wearing a black blazer and jacket and Akubra house at Dawn

John Desmond Benger was a labourer and shop assistant from Launceston, Tasmania.

Private Benger served at Gallipoli, where he was wounded, and saw a good deal of fighting in France, where he died from wounds on 29 August 1917.

Jenique Howard, of Parklands High School, researched John Desmond Benger for the Frank MacDonald Memorial Study Tour in 2022.

Read Jenique's research about Lance Corporal John Desmond Benger.

Photos:

  • Lance Corporal John Desmond Benger (left)
  • Jenique Howard read her research about Lance Corporal John Desmond Benger at his memorial on Soldiers Memorial Avenue, Queens Domain, Hobart.
  • As a member of the Frank MacDonald Memorial Study Tour, Jenique attended the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Darwin.