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BENNETT, Frederick John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18152 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia , 1888 |
| Home Town: | St. Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton College, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, 25 February 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Templestowe Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Victoria Some ashes interred here in a grave on the Mundy Lawn, along with sisters-in-law Hilda Varney and Connie Walsh and ashes of his wife Doris, by his son Bob; others scattered. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Goulburn, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 18152, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 18152, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Susan Barnett
Met his future wife, Doris Willmott, on a visit to Redhill, Surrey when on leave with an army friend Eric Granville Mercy, who was related to the family.
After WW1 he trained to be a doctor joining his father Dr John Henry Bennett, formerly of St Arnaud, in his practice in Hepburn Street, Auburn.
He had 3 sons, 2 of whom also became doctors.
Biography
Died at Heidelberg, aged 62 and Cremated at Templestowe Cemetery & Memorial Gardens, Victoria: Some ashes scattered by son Bob, but also interred in grave on Mundy Lawn
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