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Francis Nichols BENNETT

Regimental number4765
Place of birthWinchester, Hampshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Stella Marion Bennett, 11 Tavistock Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNl
Enlistment date16 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 April 1918
Age at death23
Place of burialDernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row I, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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