BENNETT, William Stanley
| Service Number: | 6924 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, 30 April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Balwyn State School & New College, Box Hill, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, 7 December 1946, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6924, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6924, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born 30 April 1879 in Victoria.
Son of the late Jesse George (b. 1850 Capetown South Africa - d. 1920 St Kilda, Victoria)
married first wife and mother to William:
Charlotte Annie Bennett (nee. Hancock b. 1847 - d. _____)
For many years his father was Schoolmaster of the Balwyn State School.
Williams' Siblings:
Brother: Jesse Philip Bennett (b. 1873 Brighton VIC - d. 1937 Royal Pk, VIC)
Sister: Annie Isabel Bennett (b. 1875 Boro, VIC - d. 1966 Kew, VIC)
- m. Robert Alexander Curlett 1874-1956
Sister: Frances Evangeline Bennett (b. 1877 Hawthorn VIC - d. 1938 Brunswick VIC)
- m. John William Johnston 1871-1964
- c. Malcolm Bennett Johnston 1911-1923
Himself: Willliam Stanley Bennett (b. 30/4/1879 Hawthorn VIC - d. _____)
- m. Maud May Cromb
- c. Roger Phillip Bennett
Sister: Isabel Lang Bennett (b. 1880 - d. 1881 Melbourne VIC )
Step-mother Harriet Anne Bennett (nee Bentley) b. 1856 Sandridge VIC - d. ___)
Half siblings:
Sister: Maude Ethel Bennett (b. 1886 Hawthorn VIC - d. 1971 Wind VIC)
- m. Bertram Vincent Jones 1881 - 1958)
Brother Henry Gordon Bennett (b. 15/4/1887 Balwyn VIC - d. 1/8/1962 Dural, VIC)
- m. Bess Buchanan (Nov 1916)
Sister: Harriet May Bennett (b. 1888 Balwyn VIC - d. ____)
Brother: Alfred Edward Bennett (b. 1889 Balwyn VIC - d. 1963)
Brother: George Percival Bennett (b. 1891 Balwyn VIC - d. ____)
Brother: Reginald Edwin Bennett (b. 1896 Balwyn VIC - d. _____)
Brother: Arthur Godfrey Bennett (b. 1897 Camberwell VIC - d. 24/4/1915 Gallipoli)
Next of kin in service:
Brother - Brigadier-General H Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, DSO
succeeded Major-General E G Sinclair-MacLagan CB, DMG, DSO,
as Commander of the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade on 3 December 1916.
Brother -
He was educated at the Balwyn State School and New College, Box Hill, Victoria and prior to joining the AIF had not served with any Australian Miliary forces unit.
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