Regimental number | 2627 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Doyle's Creek, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Doyle's Creek, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, Doyle's Creek, Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2624 Pte James Stanley BENNETT, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; taken on strength, 49th Bn, 13 February 1917. Transferred to 13th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 11 April 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 8 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right foot). Transferred to England, 26 June 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 28 June 1917. Transferred to No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 July 1917; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT A38, 10 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 November 1917, for overland travel to Brisbane; discharged, 20 March 1918 (medical unfitness). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Doyle's Creek Cemetery, New South Wales |