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Robert James BENNETT

Regimental number3011
Place of birthSprent, near Ulverstone, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressUpper Castra, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Robert Bennett, Upper Castra, Tasmania
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Elizabeth BENNETT
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 October 1930
Age at death39
Place of burialTrinity Church Cemetery, Ulverstone, Tasmania

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