BENNETT, George Henry
| Service Number: | 5307 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hargraves, Mudgee District, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Oakey, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers Catholic Scghool, Sydney, NSW |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakey War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5307, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5307, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5307, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
George Henry Bennett was born in 1872 at Hargraves in the Mudgee District of New South Wales, a son to John and Anne Bennett. He was single when he enlisted for WW1 in 1916.
He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1 where he died of wounds in France. His first service was as a Private S.N. 185 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Lance-Corporal S.N. 1933 in the 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Boer War. Third service was as a Private S.N. 5307 in the 26th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 528; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier and WW1 service record).
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