Regimental number | 2587 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga New South Wales |
School | Public School, Temora, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Marne', Palace Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, 'Marne', Palace Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Wounded at Passchendaele, Belgium, 11 October 1917. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2587A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 37.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 19), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eliza Kate and the late Basil BENNETT. Native of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |