BENNETT, Percy
| Service Numbers: | 74, 402 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Peakhurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Peakhurst Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bus driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, United Kingdom, France, 7 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England Wandsworth Cemetery (Aust. 27), London, Earlsfield Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom, Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 74, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 74, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 74, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 74, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 402, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted as a Private | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 402, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 402, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 7th August…… Percy (Paddy) Bennett was born at Peakhurst, Sydney, New South Wales in 1889. He enlisted with Australian Naval & Military Expedition on 12th August, 1914 & was issued a Service Number of 74 & was posted to “A” Company, 1st Tropical Unit.
Private Percy Bennett embarked from Sydney, NSW on H.M.A.S. Berrima on 19th August, 1914. He was discharged on 4th March, 1915 from Australian Naval & Military Expedition – termination of period of engagement. He had served for 206 days.
Percy Bennett enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 16th March, 1915 a 25 year old, single, Bus Driver from Forest Road, Peakhurst, NSW.
Private Bennett embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 12th May, 1915 with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 17th Infantry Battalion “A” Company. He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) for Gallipoli Peninsula on 16th August, 1915.
Private Bennett disembarked at Alexandria from Mudros on 9th January, 1916 (after evacuation of Gallipoli).
He embarked from Alexandria on 17th March, 1916 to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 23rd March, 1916.
Private Percy Bennett was wounded in action in France on 26th July, 1916 at Pozieres. He was admitted to 57th Field Ambulance on 26th July, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to head & eyes then transferred & admitted to 5th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 27th July, 1916. Private Bennett embarked from Rouen on 31st July, 1916 on Hospital Ship St. Patrick.
Private Bennett was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England on 1st August, 1916 with G.S.W. to Head & both eyes.
Private Percy Bennett died at 4.35 am on 7th August, 1916 at 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. of Skull & Septic Meningitis.
He was buried on 10th August, 1916 in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London, England where 34 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wandsworth-earlsfield...
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