Gershon Berendt BENNETT OBE

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BENNETT, Gershon Berendt

Service Numbers:	Officer, VX89047
Enlisted:	8 June 1916, Abbey Wood Camp, England
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, 6 September 1892
Home Town:	Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria
Occupation:	Dentist
Died:	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 18 February 1955, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Jewish G 7
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Royal Australian Army Dental Corps , Abbey Wood Camp, England

World War 2 Service

4 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX89047
6 May 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX89047

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Somomon BENNETT, 8 Munro Street, Armadale, Melbourne, Vic.

Husband of Bertha BENNETT, "Iona" 33 St. Georges Road, Toorak, Vic.

OBITUARY
DR GERSHON BENNETT
The death was announced last Friday, in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, of Dr Gershon Bennett, for 25 years senior honorary dental Surgeon to the Alfred Hospital. Dr Bennett, who was 63, was the son-in-law of the late Sir John and Lady Monash, and held the degrees of bachelor of dental science, licentiate in dental surgery (Vic.), and doctor of dental surgery (Pennsylvania). An active, serving colonel in the Australian forces, Dr Bennett served in both World Wars. In the last war he was in charge of the Dental Corps in New Guinea. He was extremely popular in the armed service. He is survived by his wife and family of two sons and one daughter.

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