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Roydon Louis Charles BENNETT

Regimental number5342
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolTrinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o Mr S C Dvies, Commercial Bank, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs G A Bennett, c/o Mr A C Davies, Commercial Bank, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceNl
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Royden Louis
Place of death or woundingPozieres, France
Date of death18 August 1916
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row R, Grave No. 24), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Samuel and Zilpah BENNETT, husband of Gladys A. BENNETT, 9 Johnson Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Native of North Brighton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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