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Frederick Henry BENNETT

Regimental number1718
Place of birthCairns Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBombo, Kiama, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFlorence Roberts, Bombo, Kiama, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 12 January 1915 - 4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 4th Battalion, 31 May 1915. Wonded at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 6/7 August 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 Febryaru 1917. Mortally wounded, 15 April 1917.
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt sector, France
Date of death15 April 1917
Age at death21
Place of burialHermines Hill British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous detailsWOUNDED LONE PINE, 6/8/15

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