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Robert Henry BENT

Regimental number6032
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStud groom
AddressGlendon, Spring Street, Abbotsford, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Charles Bent, Glendon, Spring Street, Abbotsford, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 August 1948
Age at death60
Place of burialKarori Cemetery (11b20/15), Wellington, New Zealand

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