John Patrick Augustine BENNETT

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BENNETT, John Patrick Augustine

Service Numbers:	48, 1861
Enlisted:	27 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1 May 1879
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide Christian Brothers College
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 August 1916, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide St Patrick's Parish Honor Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

31 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 48, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1861, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1861, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1861, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1861, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1861 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. P. A. BENNETT.

Private Jack Bennett died of wounds on August 7 in France. He was well known and highly respected in the west end of Adelaide, and prior to enlisting was employed by Forward, Down, & Co. Previous to that he was at the Islington Work shops for 11 years. He served through the South African war, leaving with the first contingent from South Australia. He left a widow and five children. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College and was 37 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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