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BENNETT, Leopold Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2623 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 46th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2623, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2623, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Shell shock. Evacuated to England. | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, England | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 26 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2623, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Returned to Australia 26 July 1919. |
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