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BENNETT, Henry Cecil Llewellyn

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	2 June 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1891
Home Town:	Darling Point, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	The Kings School, Parramatta New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Wall of Remembrance (Southern Villages Memorial)

World War 1 Service

2 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 34th Infantry Battalion
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion
2 May 1916:	Involvement 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
1 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion, Unit training on the Salisbury Plains (England).
24 Mar 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for England per ‘Cambria’, a hospital ship, his unit was fighting on the Western Front in France.
21 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 34th Infantry Battalion, His unit was on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Specifically, they were involved in the Third Battle of Ypres (also known as Passchendaele) in Belgium, with the battalion seeing action around the Ypres sector.
9 Jan 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 34th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded overseas to France.
11 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 34th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Australia on HMAT A30 Borda (troopship).
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 2nd Military District.

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