S6931
BENNETT, Cyril Henry Thomas
| Service Number: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 23 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Terowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Terowie Public School |
| Occupation: | Cleaner with South Australian Railway |
| Died: | Daw Park, 2 August 1970, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2022, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2022, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2022, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Cyril Henry Thomas Bennett was born on the 23 November 1898 in Adelaide South Australia to parents Emma May Denford and Henry Thomas Bennett. He had a brother called Edward Denford John Bennett. Cyril's mother died in 1907 and his father remarried Priscilla Elizabeth Blythman in 1909. He attended Terowie Public School. At the time of enlistment he was employed as a Cleaner with the South Australian Railways. As per his Attestation Papers, he stated his religious denomination as a Baptist.
Cyril was 18 and a half at the time of enlistment, which was 25/4/1916. His standing height was 5’9, with a weight of 138 lbs. His papers describe that he had brown hair, and a fresh complexion.
Cyril embarked from Adelaide to the United Kingdom on the Seang Bee 13 of July 1916. He was taken on strength with the 43 Battalion 25 October 1916 and proceeded to France from Southampton 25 November 1916. He was detached to school in April 1917 (likely for further military training) after which he rejoined the 43rd Battalion a few days later. In late July he was hospitalise with Myalgia and exhaustation. Cyril rejoined the 43rd Battalion in August after some rest. Not long after he was again hospitalised in France with Trachiotis and was discharged to 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot to convalesce. He returned to his battalion in October 1917. He was grated leave to England in February 1918 and returned to France in March. He again fell ill with a fever in June 1918 and requred a few days treatment and rest before returning to his unit. Once again in August he was will with a fever and after initial treatment in France was sent to hospital in England.
He then returned to Australia aboard the HT Nestor on the 12 of December 1918 and was later discharged on 21st of August 1919.
His last service record indicates he left after serving in the 43rd battalion, receiving no promotional changes during his war service. After the war he married Mary Isabel Pinch in 1930. He went on to live to the age of 71 and passed away 2 August 1970 at Daw Park. He was buried in Pasadena, City of Mitcham, South Australia.
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