BENNETT, Frederick Henry
| Service Numbers: | 1718, I718 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kiama, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hermies Hill British Cemetery Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 36. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1718, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, I718, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, I718, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1718, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1718 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
When Frederick Henry Bennett enlisted he gave his age as 19 years and two months. He nominated a friend as his next of kin, Florence Roberts. Miss Roberts stated that she had only known the soldier for about 12 months and he had told her his parents were deceased and he had no known relatives.
Frederick served at Gallipoli from May 1915 and was wounded at the Lone Pine Battle. He was evacuated to Egypt to recover from gunshot wounds to his thigh. He rejoined the 4th Battalion at Anzac during October 1915 and served until the evacuation.
He was promoted to Lance Corporal during the Battle of Pozieres in August 1916. He was reported as having died of wounds near Lagnicourt on 15 April 1917.
After the war contact was made with a Mrs. Dolly Hardy of Kiama, NSW. She stated she was keeping company with Frederick Bennett prior to his enlistment. On the 1 February 1916 a child was born, Thomas Henry Hardy, of whom the late soldier was the father. Frederick Bennett had also made his will in her favour, leaving Dolly all his belongings and over 3,500 pounds he had in the bank. That was a large sum of money for the time (over $100,000 in todays currency)
It was decided to send Frederick's medals to Dolly to keep in trust for the son, Thomas Henry Hardy.