Clyde James BENNETT

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Service Number:	3240
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	St Mary's Catholic School, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3240, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 7th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Lumbago -- Helouan, Egypt
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3240, Overseas Base (AIF - Egypt), Discharged to Giza -- Overseas Base -- Cairo, Egypt
7 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 7th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3240, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3240 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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