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Gordon Edgar BENNETT

Regimental number4674
Place of birthEssex, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBeenup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.7
Height5' 2.5"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, New Barking, Essex, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Discharge date4 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 1 June 1918 (gun shot wound, left arm).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 4 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death31 August 1980
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery, Palmyra, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BENNETT Gordon Edgar

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