Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mining engineer |
Address | c/o Knox Schlapp & Co, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 11.75" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Natalie Margaret Bennett, c/o F T Bridges, AMP Society, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year, Sydney University Scouts; 9 months, City of Melbourne Rifle Club; 2 months, Engineer Officers' School, Sydney. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | No 6 Tunnelling Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Tunnelling Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Bachelor of Engineering (Mining and Metallurgy), University of Sydney; Mine Manager's Certificate, New South Wales; MAIME (Australia); Associate MIMM (England). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 1 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Reported for duty, 3rd Tunnelling Company, France, 25 September 1916. Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, 26 December 1916 (haemorrhoids); transferred to 20th General Hospital, 31 December 1916 (piles: mild); to England, 31 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 2 January 1917; transferred to 5th Auxiliary Hospital, 3 February 1917; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 12 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 April 1917; rejoined 3rd Tunnelling Company, in the field, 28 April 1917. Admitted to 22nd Casualty Clearing Station, 26 September 1917 (dental caries); rejoined unit, in the field, 7 October 1917. Admitted to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 5 February 1918 (general debility); transferred to Ambulance Train No 35, 9 February 1918, and admitted same day to 1st Red Cross Hospital, Le Touquet; transferred to England, 11 February 1918, and admitted same day to 4th London General Hospital (debility: slight). Transferred to 6th Auxiliary Hospital, 7 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia for discharge on board HT 'Kenilworth Castle', 12 March 1918; transshipped to HT 'Feld Marschall', and departed Durban, South Africa, 23 April 1918; transshipped to HT 'Kanowna' at Fremantle; disembarked Melbourne, 24 May 1918; appointment terminated (discharged), Melbourne, 28 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First name misspelled as Vivian on Embarkation Roll; name of firm misspelled as Knox Schnepp. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BENNETT Vyvyan Christopher |