Regimental number | 5307 |
Place of birth | Hargraves New South Wales |
School | Marist Brothers (Catholic) School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Oakey, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Father, John Bennett, Hargreaves, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the South African War with the Queensland Mounted Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of wounds in Rouen Hospital, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 9), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Anne Maria BENNETT. Native of Hargraves, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 3246 Lance Corporal Michael Ambrose BYRNE, 13th Bn, killed in action, Vaire Wood, France, 5 July 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |