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Richard Bray BENNETTS

Regimental number7629
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationClerk
AddressClifton Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, R J Bennetts, 9 South Terrace, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date23 June 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 51544 Pte Alan Grenfell BENNETTS, 39th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919.
Date of death7 January 1938

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