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Edward Montague BENNETT

Regimental number1213
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address207 Meuller Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Bennett, 207 Mueller Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Artillery Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date20 September 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4056 Corporal Walter Henry BENNETT, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919.
Date of death28 October 1968

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