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BENNETT, Gordon Miles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1620, 1620A |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Ulverstone and Avoca State Schools, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Diving Accident - Fracture of cervical vertebrae and destruction of spinal cord, Caulfield Military Hosptial, Caulfield, Vic., 11 November 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Ind C 49 (GRM/3*) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1620, 40th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tas. | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1620, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1620, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Involvement Private, 1620A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1620A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-11-11 |
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Son of William Miles BENNET and Annie nee DREW
BENNETT.-On November 11, at the Caulfield Military Hospital, a result of accident, Gordon Miles, the dearly beloved son of Annie and William Miles Bennett, of Penguin, aged 25 years.
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