James Thomas BENNETTS

Regimental number592
Place of birthSunny Corner New South Wales
SchoolBeaconsfield State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Addresscorner of Wellington and Frederick Streets, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, W J Bennetts, corner of Wellington and Frederick Streets, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
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Listed on Beaconsfield State School Roll of Honour ('Esse Quam Videri': To be Be rather than to Seem), Tasmania.