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BENNETT, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5139 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Shoeing-Smith |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF |
| Born: | Swan Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Conargo, Conargo, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 19 January 1969, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Deniliquin General Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5139, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5139, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5139, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, Australian Veterinary Hospital | |
| 20 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF | |
| 21 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 5139, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF, HT Mamari, England for invaliding to Australia suffering influenza - disembarking Melbourne 14 Februrary 1919 then overland to Sydney. | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 5139, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF |
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