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Francis Harold BENNETT

Regimental numberR19
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 6.5"
Weight183 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William James Bennett, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll19A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Discharge date7 May 1919
Other details

Enlisted; discharged (medically unfit), Albany, 31 October 1914.

Re-enlisted, 17 February 1915.

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoa', 23 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 7 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 January 1950
Age at death60
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BENNETT Francis Harold

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