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James BENNETT

Regimental number1820
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
SchoolBrewarrina Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEmerald, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Bennett, Emerald, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 39), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Mary Ann Elizabeth BENNETT, Emerald, Queensland. Native of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3435 Pte Harry BENNETT, 47th Bn, killed in action, 27 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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