James Norman BENNETT

BENNETT, James Norman

Service Number: 82
Enlisted: 7 September 1914, An original of A Squadron
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Foy, Herefordshire, 9 March 1895
Home Town: Mungindi, Balonne Shire, Queensland
Schooling: Framlingham College, Suffolk, England
Occupation: Station overseer
Died: Killed In Action, Belgium, 3 October 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial
Grave LIX. C. 14.
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 82, 6th Light Horse Regiment, An original of A Squadron
21 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 82, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 82, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
3 Oct 1917: Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-03

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 22 and the son of Mr. P. C. and Mrs. A. J. Bennett, of The Upper Baches, Upton Bishop, Ross, Herefordshire, England.

 

He is remembered on the war memorial in the parish of BRAMPTON ABBOTTS.