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     Francis Hugh Bennison was born on 18 April 1915 at Malvern Maternity Hospital, Cox and William Street, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹ He is the son of Alfred John Bennison and Lucy Emily Brannan.² He married Christina Isabella Jane Hardie in 1943.^3,4
     He was a photographer.⁴

     Peggy Lillian Bennison was born in 1923 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.¹ She is the daughter of Alfred John Bennison and Lucy Emily Brannan.² She married Edward Arthur Frazer, son of James William Frazer and Barbara Clarke, on 2 February 1943 at St. Stephens Church, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in a Church of England marriage.¹
     From 2 February 1943, her married name became Frazer.¹

     Elizabeth Clarice Llorna Bennison was born on 19 October 1926 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Alfred John Bennison and Lucy Emily Brannan.¹ She married Mervyn Desmond Wilkinson, son of Leonard Rees Wilkinson and Lilly Irena Pauling, on 28 January 1950 at St. Stephens Church, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in a Anglican marriage.² She died on 1 April 2001 at age 74.³
     From 28 January 1950, her married name became Wilkinson.²

     Catherine Mary Bennison was born on 25 March 1913 at Malvern Maternity Hospital, Cox and William Street, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Bennison and Minnie Alice Bayliss.² She married Francis William Daniel Taylor, son of Leonard Robert Taylor and Ellen Frial, on 1 August 1934 at The Catholic Presbytery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in a Roman Catholic marriage.³ She died on 11 January 2007 at age 93 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.⁴ She was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.⁴
     She was known by her middle name of Mary.⁴ From 1 August 1934, her married name became Taylor.³

     Nancy Bennison was born on 6 August 1918 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.^3,4,5 She was the daughter of Albert Bennison and Minnie Alice Bayliss.¹ She married Ronald James Sim, son of James Sim and Mary Lavinia Holmes, on 5 September 1945 at St. Stephens Church, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in a Church of England marriage.³ She died on 18 May 2009 at age 90 at Ashburton, New Zealand.⁶
     From 5 September 1945, her married name became Sim.³

     Cecil Ernest Bennison was born in 1909 at New Zealand^G.^1,2 He was the son of Ernest Edward Bennison and Ivy May McKenzie.¹ He died on 18 October 1944 at Italy^G, died of wounds.^1,3 He was buried at British Empire Cemetery, Ravenna, Emili, Italy^G, plot VA 20.^1,4
     He was a labourer at Pareora, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He was a freezing works labourer in 1941 at Pareora, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.⁵ Cecil served in the 23rd Battalion, NZ Infantry on 30 September 1941 as a corporal 19898. Part of the Fifth Contingent.^3,5

     Jessie McKenzie Bennison was born in 1913 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.² She is the daughter of Ernest Edward Bennison and Ivy May McKenzie.¹ She married Reginald Reuben Jones, son of Reuben Jones and Lilian Ada White, on 22 August 1939 at St. Andrews Church, Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand^G, in a Church of England marriage.²
     From 22 August 1939, her married name became Jones.²

     Avery Francis Bennison was born on 31 December 1907 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.^1,2 He was the son of George Henry Bennison and Ethel Beatrice Bayliss.² He married Beatrice Melrose in 1945 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.^1,2 He died on 27 May 1978 at age 70 at 19 Brucefield Road, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.^1,2 He was buried on 30 May 1978 at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, plot 5101.^1,2
     He was a master butcher before 1940 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.^3,2 He lived at Hampstead at Creek Road, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, before 1940.³ Avery served in the HQ 2nd NZ Division Base, 2nd NZEF before March 1940 as a private 5333. Avery was captured in 1941 during the Battle for Crete. He spent the rest of the war in various German POW camps..^3,4 He lived at 19 Brucefield Road, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in 1978.²

     Beatrice Melrose was born in 1913.¹ She married Avery Francis Bennison, son of George Henry Bennison and Ethel Beatrice Bayliss, in 1945 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.^2,1
     From 1945, her married name became Bennison.²

     Stanley John McKenzie was born on 25 November 1896 at Dunsandel, Canterbury, New Zealand.¹ He was the son of Samuel McKenzie and Jessie McGeorge. He married Eva Lorna Baigent on 8 June 1921 at Nelson, New Zealand.¹