Regimental number | 82 |
Place of birth | Ross, England |
School | Framlingham College, Suffolk, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.6 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P.C. Bennett, Sugistone, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, England |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in School Cadets; 3 years in B Company, 1st Bn, Herefordshire Regiment; time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LIX, Row C, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. P.C. and Mrs A.J. BENNETT, "The Upper Baches", Upton Bishop, Ross, Herefordshire, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BENNETT James Norman |