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BENNETT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2373 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Rylstone, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sofala, New South Wales, Australia, 8 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sofala, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sofala State School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 15 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sofala WW1 Soldiers Memorial Walkway, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2373, Rylstone, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2373, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2373, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2373, 54th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2373 Private John Bennett, 54th Battalion, of Sofala, NSW. A miner before enlisting in June 1916, Pte Bennett left Australia for England with the 5th Reinforcements in September 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in December 1916. Pte Bennett was killed in action during the Second Battle of Bullecourt on 15 May 1917, aged 24. The portrait of Pte Bennett was kept in the roof cavity of a Sydney home for 40 years before it was recently discovered and donated to the Memorial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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