Regimental number | 3496 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Schoolmaster |
Address | New Town, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Bennett, 7 Roope Street, New Town, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 16 October 1916. Taken on strength, 26 April 1918. Promoted Lance Corporal, 12 May 1918; Temporay Corporal, 30 June 1918. Died of pneumonia |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 35), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: W.H. and Sarah BENNETT, 7 Roope Street, New Town, Hobart, Tasmania. Native of New Norfolk, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |