BENNETT, Rex Leland
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 4 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | Department of Repatriation and Demobilization |
Born: | Snowtown, South Australia, 25 June 1896 |
Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
Schooling: | Crystal Brook School, St. Peter's College, Royal Military College (Duntroon) |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Collaroy, New South Wales, 14 December 1963, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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5 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units | |
15 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Machine Gun Company | |
5 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
1 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
16 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Australian Corps Headquarters | |
9 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 4th Division Headquarters | |
13 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
27 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 4th Division Headquarters | |
20 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
4 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
4 Dec 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Was promotoed to Tempoary Staff Captain 27 December 1918 |
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20 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, War Records Section | |
4 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Department of Repatriation and Demobilization | |
30 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Son of Thomas Charles BENNETT and Julia Bertha nee TURNER
Please Note: Captain Bennett's middle name was misspelt on the Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) as Leiland, instead it should be Leland.
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