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BENNETT, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6110 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 6 April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kadina Public School |
| Occupation: | Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lihon, France, 10 August 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6110, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6110, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6110, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Son of Thomas Sandy BENNETT and Philipa (nee GLAVILL)
"...6110 Private Francis Bennett, 10th Battalion, of Kadina, SA. A mason prior to enlisting in June 1916, Pte Bennett embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 12 August 1916. Pte Bennett served on the Western Front and was killed in action at Lihon, the Somme, France on 10 August 1918. He was 38 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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