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BENNETT, Edgar Leopold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4055 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie Queensland Australia , 28 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | One Mile School, Gympie Queensland Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Heart Attack , Gympie Queensland Australia , 20 June 1971, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Cemetery, QLD |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4055 | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4055, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4055, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 4055, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Edgar was wounded and lay on the battlefield all night until next morning. Gunshot wound to his left leg and right elbow. | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded 4055 | |
| 15 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4055, 25th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit.Gunshot wound left leg amputated. Gunshot wound right elbow |
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