Regimental number | 2375 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Tamworth, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Clifford Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, William Bennett, Clifford Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Other details | His father, William Bennett, was Warder at Tamworth Gaol and then became Deputy-Governor of Parramatta Gaol, Sydney, New South Wales.Bert suffered from gassing and shrapnel wounds to the face and head in France. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 82 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Ryde, NSW 25/1/72 |