The AIF Project

Herbert Albert BENNESS

Regimental number3028
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressGeelong Road, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, F W Benness, Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 3 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 September 1941
Place of burialCarlton Cemetery

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.