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William Clarence BENNIE

Regimental number5308
Place of birthHawker, South Australia
SchoolNorth Arkaba and Leigh Creek State Schools, SA
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Bennie, Streaky Bay, South Australia
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 March 1917
Date of death3 March 1917
Age at death24.6
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie BENNIE, Streaky Bay, South Australia. Native of Hawker, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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