Regimental number | 6110 |
Place of birth | Kadina, South Australia |
School | Kadina Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Mason |
Address | Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A Bond, Graves Street, Kadina, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He said when he enlisted, 'I'm going to play the man. I'm no shirker.'" (Details from sister) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lihons, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas S. and Phillipa BENNETT. Born at Kadina, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 20551 Sapper Reginald Jack BENNETT, Light Motor Set Wireless Section, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919; 3121 Pte Harold BENNETT, 2nd Division Train, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |