Peter John BENNETT

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Service Number:	6219
Enlisted:	7 June 1916, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1886
Home Town:	Conargo, Conargo, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Breaker
Died:	Shell wounds to left knee, thigh and shoulder, 12th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 11 March 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Wanganella & District War Memorial

7 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6219, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6219, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6219, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6219, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell wounds left knee, thigh and shoulder
11 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6219, 7th Infantry Battalion

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