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Oliver Henry BENNETT

Regimental number942
Place of birthNyngan New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressOakleigh, Maul's Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Sandberg, Oakleigh, Maul's Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death7 June 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialMud Corner British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver and Sarah BENNETT, Maubes Creek, Boggabri, New South Wales. Native of Nyngan, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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