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BENNETT, George Ernest
| Service Number: | 775 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, March 1878 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pipemoulder |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 3S, Site No: 29 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 775, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 775, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 775, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 775, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
George Ernest Bennett was born in 1878. When he enlisted, he was married and lived in Granville Blocks in Kilkenny in South Australia with his wife Mary and their children. He enlisted on 7 February 1916 at the age of 37 years and his service number was 775.
He was 5 feet 6 and a quarter inches tall (168 cm) so was relatively short for modern days.
George Bennett enlisted as a private which is the lowest military rank for a soldier, and he joined the 43rd Infantry Battalion which he served with for two years. The 43rd Infantry Battalion was largely made up on South Australian troops and was part of the 11th Brigade.
On 9 June 1916 he went on to embark on HMAT Afric to travel overseas to serve. After landing briefly in Egypt, they went on to Britain for further training. In October 1916 he transferred to the 10th Battalion and served with them for the remainder of the war. He is not recorded as having been wounded or hospitalised during his war service.
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