| Regimental number | 705 |
| Place of birth | Truro, South Australia |
| School | Truro State School, SA |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Military Road South, Henley Beach, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Ellen Bennett, 31 Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A52 Surada on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Burkusee Village, Palestine |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 20.9 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Henry and Ellen BENNETT, 32 1st Avenue, St Peter's, South Australia. Native of Truro, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915; evacuated sick, 5 September 1915 (gastro enteritis); admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 5 September 1915; discharged for light duties in Egypt, 3 October 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 6 October 1915 (gastro enteritis); discharged to duty, 14 October 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915. Marched out to Serapeum, 27 February 1916. Found guilty, 27 May 1916 of being absent from parade, 26 May 1916: awarded 7 days’ Field Punishment No 2. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 7 November 1916; returned to duty, 13 November 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 3 December 1916 (tonsillitis); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 4 December 1916; to Australian Stationary Hospital, Bir-el-Abd, 5 December 1916; to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, 7 December 1916; to No 24 Stationary Hospital, 7 December 1916 (diphtheria); to 14th Australian General Hospital, 1 January 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 8 January 1917; discharged and taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 21 January 1917. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 12 February 1917; taken on strength, 12 December 1917. To Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 2 June 1917; appointed Lance Corporal, 4 June 1917; passed as Gunner, 27th Hotchkiss Course, 13 June 1917; returned to unit, 14 June 1917. To Rest Camp, 14 July 1917; admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 14 July 1917 (debility); transferred to 5th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 14 July 1917; discharged to duty, 23 July 1917; rejoined unit, 23 July 1917. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 22 August 1917 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 23 August 1917. Killed in action, Palestine, 12 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BENNETT Keith Clarence |
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