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Peter BENNETT

Regimental number4374
Date of birth25 December 1893
Place of birthHelensburgh, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressHelensburgh, Illawarra Line, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6.5"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Bennett, Helensburgh, Illawarra Line, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Discharge date10 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 14 March 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 10 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BENNETT Peter

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