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BENNETT, Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 702 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Moorabbin, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Corryong, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 1987, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: |
Corryong Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne | |
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| 3 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 702, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 702, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW head | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, German Spring Offensive 1918, Le Neuville, Shrapnel wound left thigh | |
| 10 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 702, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, HT Somali, England for invaliding to Australia - arriving Melbourne 8 February 1919. | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 702, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment |
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