Regimental number | 1620 |
Place of birth | Westbury, Tasmania |
School | Ulverstone and Avoca State Schools, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Penguin, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Miles Bennett, Penguin, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1620A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Australia with 40th Battalion, 1s Reinforcements; drafted into the 49th Battalion after completing training on Salisbury Plain, England. Wounded 9 times, on the last occasion after returning to the trench to pick up a wounded comrade. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Mentone, Victoria |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Brighton Cemetery (Plot C, Grave No. 49), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |