Regimental number | 5169 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, George Bennett, Launceston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 1 August 1915 and posted to 3 Field Artillery Brigade, 9th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 21st Howitzer Brigade, 6 March 1916. Transferred to 3rd Brigade, 15 May 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot X, Row T, Grave No. 6), Ovillers-La- Boiselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |