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BENNETT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2002 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Illness - dysentery gangreuse, Egypt, At sea (HS Rewa), 16 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row L, Grave 5, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2002, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2002, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as a friend W Sloan of 54 Mullen Street, Balmain, NSW. Bartholomew J Moran (nephew and who enlisted at Blackboy Hill) and a J Bennet (nephew) were also a next of kin
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his nephew J. Bennett of Perth, WA