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BENNETT, George Brian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1517 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Augustine's Christian Brothers School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 15, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1517, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1517, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1517, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1517, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1517, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 1517 George Brian Bennett was killed in action on 20 May 1915 when serving in the trenches at Steele's Post, having arrived on Gallipoli on 8 May 1915.
Originally buried at Brown's Dip, his remains were re-interred at Lone Pine Cemetery following the armistice.