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John Francis BENNETT

Regimental number29
Place of birthMount Perry Queensland
SchoolMount Perry State School, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStockman
AddressMount Perry, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Flora Elizabeth Bennett, Glenidle, Mount Perry, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death2 February 1917
Age at death29
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 78), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Flora Elizabeth BENNETT, Glen Idle, Mount Perry, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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