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BENNETT, William Russell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 31709, 3/1709, 1200304 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron |
| Born: | Rokewood, Victoria, Australia , 26 March 1929 |
| Home Town: | Frankston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 28 November 2017, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: | North Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Townsville) |
Service History
Korean War Service
| 11 Nov 1951: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 31709 | |
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| 11 Nov 1951: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3/1709, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 27 Nov 1951: | Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3/1709, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Vietnam War Service
| 27 May 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 1200304 | |
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| 27 May 1965: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 1200304, 4th/19th Prince of Wales' Light Horse | |
| 2 Jul 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 1200304, 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron |
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