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BENNIER, John Compton
| Service Number: | 242 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 20 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motorman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Repatriation Hospital, Springbank, South Australia, Australia, 15 March 1963, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL, Wall 114, Niche E008. |
| Memorials: | Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor (2), North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 242, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 242, Headquarters Staff | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Born 20 March 1889, near Mount Gambier, SA.
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 435 Page: 231 District: Gre.)
Father Alfred August Bennier (b. 7/8/1849 Morphettvale SA - d.1933 Mt Gambier SA )
Mother Amelia (nee Jellett) (b. 20/6/1846 Strut River SA - d. 26/9/1907, Mt Gambier SA)
married 23/2/1875, Mount Gambier, SA
Siblings:
William Henry Bennier (b.15/11/1878 - d. Feb 1942 Lake Tce Cemetery, Mt Gambier, SA)
1st m. Elizabeth Eliza Ann Jellett (b.1875 - d. ____)
1 child: Olive Jellett Bennier (b.1899)
2nd m. Evelyn Terese Young (b. 11/9/1879 - d. May 1932 Lake Tce Cemetery, Mt Gambier, SA)
10 children:
Zoe Amelia (b. 1905 -d._____);
Alfred John (b. 1906 - d._____);
Frederick George Kenneth (b. 1908 - d. 1988 Mt Gambier);
Stanley William John (b. 1909 - d. Dec 1997 Naracoorte);
William Henry (b. 1910 - d._____);
Verna Elsie (b. 1912 - m. James Francis STEWART 1933)
Launa Jean (b. 1914 - m. Jack Tyson STEVENSON 1930)
Ronald Keith (b. 1915 - d._____); 2 others living.
George Frederick Bennier (b. 17/9/1882 Mt Gambier - d. _____)
Frank Edward Bennier (b. Feb 1894 Mt Gambier - d. _____)
Mabel Maud Bennier (b. 28/8/1886 Compton - d. 24/10/1890 Mt Gambier SA)
JOHN COMPTON Bennier (b. 20/3/1889 - 15/3/1962 Mt Gambier, SA)
Millie Bennier (b. 1903 - d. 1923 Mt Gambier, SA)
Prior to enlisting lived in Kingston Street, North Adelaide, SA
Previous service: 77th Infantry
Described on enlisting as 26 years 10 months old; single, 5' 4 3/4" tall; 139; fresh complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Presbyterian.
19/1/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide
Completed medical - fit for service
27-31/1/1916 Private in C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion
1-16/2/1916 Private in D Company, 1st Depot Battalion
17/2-7/3/1916 Private in B Company, 1st Depot Battalion
7/3/1916 Commanding Officer appointed John to B Company, 43rd Battalion
Morphettville Camp
9/6/1919 Embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Afric A19
Private in B Company, 43rd Battalion
After landing briefly in Egypt, the 43rd Battalion went on to Britain for further training.
19/7/1916 Appointed to Lance Corporal
10/8/1916 Admitted to Larkhill Hospital, later discharged on same day
The battalion arrived on the Western Front in late December.
25/11/1916 Proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton, England
The 43rd Battalion spent 1917 bogged in bloody trench warfare in Flanders.
In June the battalion took part in the battle of Messines.
4/7/1917 Sick to hospital - France
8/7/1917 Rejoined unit
27/7/1917 Sick to hospital - dermatitis, France
3/8/1917 Rejoined unit from hospital
12/9/1917 To be Corporal Vice Training Regiment
In October the 43rd Battalion took part in the Third Battle of Ypres.
8/11/1917 To be Sergeant Vice
11/1/1918 Sick to hospital - France
18/1/1918 Rejoined unit
The battalion spent much of 1918 fighting in the Somme valley.
In April they helped stop the German Spring offensive at Villers-Bretonneux.
18/5/1918 Detached to Bayonet School, in the field, France
11/6/1918 Rejoined 43rd Battalion
30/6/1918 Attached to 2nd Training Battalion, France
1/7/1918 Disembarked in Folkestone, England on duty from France
to report to Admin HQ, London
2/7/918 Attached to Perm. Cadre - 9th Training Battalion, from 43rd Battalion
15/7/1918 On Communications at School of Instructions, Devonport, England
9th Training Battalion
27/7/1918 Marched in from School of Instructions, Devonport
2-27/9/1918 On Communications at School of Instructions, Aldershot, England
ex 9th Training Battalion
11/12/1918 Transferred to HQ AIF, Dept in UK, Tidworth, England
31/12/1918 Married Emily Elizabeth (nee Eames) of Ward End, England
at St Margarets Church, Aston, Ward End, Warrick, England
5-14/3/1919 Granted leave
21/6/1919 Returned to Australia per SS Konigin Luise
11/8/1919 Disembarked into Adelaide, South Australia
25/9/1919 Discharged from service
Medals:
British War medal (13187); Victory Medal (13014).
13/12/1919 Had a son - Frank Bennier - later served in WWII - service #SX9117
Enlisted 10/7/1940 (2/27 Infantry), Retired from service 9/4/1944
15/3/1963 John passed away (73 years old)
Repatriation Hospital, Springbank, SA
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena SA
RSL Section; Wall 114, Niche E008
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 26/10/2014. Lest we forget.
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