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BENNETT, James Dunn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 15 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Highgate Hill State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarkson ANZAC Garden of Remembrance, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wanneroo War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 6th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 2018, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 2018, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born in South Yarra, Victoria, enlisted in Melbourne September 1914, aged 21 years 1 months, 5 foot 8 inches, 11 stone, an original of A Company 6th Battalion, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on 19 October 1914, killed in action at the Landing Gallipoli 25th April 1915.
Older brother, 568 Pte. Herbert George Bennett, 28th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Pozieres 29th July, 1916, age 39.
Another brother, 119 Pte. Albert Bennett 44th Battalion AIF, died 5 months after his return to Australia, after serving 3.5 years in France.