BENNETTS, Norman
(Service number 12/2643)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- E.T. Hedley, Mt Eden, Auckland | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A.F.J. Bennetts (father) Washdyke, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Infantry Battlion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Auckland War Memorial Museum Hall of Memories; Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool; Onehunga Arch of Remembrance | ||
Biographical Notes
Norman Bennets was the son of Mr and Mrs Adolphus Frederick John Bennetts, of Washdyke, Timaru
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
Currently Assigned to
LS
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