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Florence Ann Benton (Fitches) (1915 - 1953)

Birthdate:
Death: December 24, 1953 (38)
Whangaehu River Rail Bridge, Tangiwai, Manawatū-Whanganui,, North Island, New Zealand (Tangiwai Railway Accident)
Place of Burial: [Area East Plot 4 Section Lawn Block D Row A], Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui,, North Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Wife of Edward Roslyn Benton
Mother of Glenys Eileen Benton; Roslyn Anne Benton and Beverley Dawn Benton

Find A Grave ID: 166518456
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About Florence Ann Benton

The worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history occurred on Christmas Eve 1953, when the Wellington to Auckland night express plunged into the flooded Whangaehu River, just west of Tangiwai in the central North Island. Of the 285 people on board, 151 were killed. Florence was one of those who died.

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Florence Ann Benton's Timeline

1915
July 11, 1915
Birth of Florence Ann Benton
1944
1944
Birth of Glenys Eileen Benton
1947
1947
Birth of Beverley Dawn Benton
1950
1950
Birth of Roslyn Anne Benton
1953
December 24, 1953
Age 38
Death of Florence Ann Benton at Whangaehu River Rail...
Whangaehu River Rail Bridge, Tangiwai, Manawatū-Whanganui,, North Island, New Zealand
December 24, 1953
Age 38
Burial of Florence Ann Benton
Turakina Cemetery, [Area East Plot 4 Section Lawn Block D Row A], Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui,, North Island, New Zealand
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