Andrew Leslie (Les) BENNETT

BENNETT, Andrew Leslie

Service Number: 4533
Enlisted: 31 July 1917
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Manildra, New South Wales, Australia , 1 January 1896
Home Town: Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Hit by shell, France, 1 September 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France
Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4533, 1st Pioneer Battalion
31 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 4533, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917: Embarked Private, 4533, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
5 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1918: Involvement Private, 4533, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4533 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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