BENNETT A.

Given Names:   Arthur John

Service Number:  955

Unit:  3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance                                                                            

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  23 Yrs  1 Mths

Occupation:  Traveller                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Baptist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8 In                     

Weight:  151 Lbs

Chest:  34½-36½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/12/1914

Place:  Broadmeadows

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Sidney Bennett

Burwood Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  8/2/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Pera A4

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orari     

Embarked:  16/5/1919                               

Disembarked:  30/6/1919

Unit:  1st Light Horse Regiment                                                                                                      

Rank:  Warrant Officer

Discharge Date:  20/8/1919                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  14956

British War Medal:  8207

Victory Medal:  8123

Other:    Military Medal

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Sidney Herbert BENNETT           

Mother:   

MARRIAGE

Year:  1932     

Place:             

Spouse: Josine Amelia STEWART

DEATH

Date or Year: 1948                                 

Place: Parkville, Victoria                          

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Canterbury State School

Hawthorn Town Hall

Memorial Plaque: 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION