Regimental number | 942 |
Place of birth | Nyngan New South Wales |
School | Public School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Oakleigh, Maul's Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Sandberg, Oakleigh, Maul's Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Mud Corner British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6), Warneton, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Oliver and Sarah BENNETT, Maubes Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales. Native of Nyngan, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |