| Regimental number | 6479 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invermay, Tasmania |
| School | Axedale and Axedale Wst Public Schools, Longlea, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Longlea, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Bennett, Longlea, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 2nd T.B. Reinforcements (3 months) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father: " I was never officially informed of the place where my son was killed; but from a private source I gather it was on the front just left of Villers-Bretonneux at a small village caled Sailly La Sex. This is all the information I possess." |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 1), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Axedale General Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: James and Elizabeth BENNETT, Longlea, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916, and marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 February 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 16 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 12 March 1917; taken on strength of 46th Bn, 12 March 1917. Admitted to No 12 Australia Field Ambulance, 18 March 1917 (synovitis of knee); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 18 March 1917; to England, 29 March 1917; to Kitchener's Military Hospital, Brighton, 29 March 1917; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 28 May 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 June 1917. Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 28 July 1917. Classified 'B1A3', 29 July 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Perham Downs, 23 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 September 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 11 September 1917. Proceeded to unit, 19 September 1917; rejoined 46th Bn, 22 September 1917. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 March 1918 (trench fever); to No 6 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 March 1918; to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 27 March 1918; to Ambulance Train, 28 March 1918; to No 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital, 28 March 1918; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 15 April 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 17 April 1918; discharged, 19 April 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 23 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 3 May 1918; rejoined 46th Bn, 8 May 1918. Wounded in action, 14 May 1918; admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 14 May 1918 (shrapnel wound, right thigh); transferred to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, 14 May 1918; discharged, 27 May 1918, and rejoined 46th Bn the same day. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BENNETT Stanley |
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