William BENNETT

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Service Number:	781
Enlisted:	16 February 1915, Place of Enlistment, Stratford, Victoria.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Briagolong, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 October 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 20A
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Briagolong Honor Roll, Briagolong State School No 1117 Roll of Honor, Briagolong War Memorial

16 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 781, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Stratford, Victoria.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 781, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 781, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 781, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 781 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-22

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