Place of birth | Mount Egerton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Aberkenfig, Wahroonga Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Goulding Bennett, Aberkenfig, Wahroonga Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30704, 25 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165, 24 October 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1602 Lance Corporal Allan Bennett, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916; 1675 Pte Henry Collier BENNETT, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 21 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |