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William Albert BENNETT

Regimental number3119
Place of birthForster New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressForster, Cape Hawke, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Bennett, Forster, Cape Hawke, New South Wales
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Date of death22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice Laura BENNETT, Coomba, Forster, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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