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Peter John BENNETT

Regimental number6219
Place of birthHay, New South Wales
SchoolConargo State School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse breaker
AddressConarog via Deniliquin, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Mr P J Bennett, Conargo via Deniliquin, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 11 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death11 March 1917
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 14), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Sarah Jane BENNETT, Conargo, New South Wales. Native of Hay, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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