BENNETT W.S.

Given Names:   William Stanley

Service Number:  6924

Unit:  24th Battalion, 19th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  171867

Age:  36 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  164 Lbs

Chest:  35-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Annie Bennett

c/- Mr Harold Tyson, Dendy Street, Brighton, Victoria                                                        

Embarkation Date:  11/5/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Katoomba                                        

Embarked:  5/8/1919                                 

Disembarked: 

Unit:  10th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  65860

Victory Medal:  63549

Other:    DSO, MC, MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year:  30/4/1879

Place:  Balwyn,                                       

Father:  Jessie George BENNETT            

Mother:  Charlotte Annie HANCOCK

MARRIAGE

Year:  1908     

Place:             

Spouse: Annie TYSON

DEATH

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Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Non-military employment 14/5/1919 - 14/11/1919

Wounded 28/8/1918

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn Town Hall

Memorial Plaque: 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION