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BENNETT, Wilfred Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, 14 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Trowbridge School, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller/Master baker/Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 421, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 421, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 421, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 421, 20th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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