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John William BENNETT

Regimental number1425
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationRailway employee
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Zoe Claudia McVea Bennett, Burnie, Tasmania
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Date of death8 January 1976

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