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Sydney William BENNETT

Regimental number21660
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressSt Mary's, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, J Bennett, Bronte, St Mary's, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 November 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameAir Line Section February 1918 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number34/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Signal Squadron Australian Engineers
FateDied of disease 21 October 1918
Date of death21 October 1918 (died of malaria)
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialDamascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 21), Syria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary BENNETT, "Bronte", St. Mary's New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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