BENNETT, Arthur Leslie
(Service number 7/305)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 01/07/1884 | Place of Birth | Tasmania |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Swannanoa | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Widower. Two children | ||
| Next of Kin | Jas BENNETT (father), Hedley Road, Timaru; previously Latrobe, Tasmania; later of Lyalldale, St Andrews (1931) | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Balkan (Gallipoli); Egyptian | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 July 1965 | Age | 81 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Leslie Bennett stated that he was a widower with two children - Henry royner Bennett born on 4 May 1909 at Fernside, Rangiora, and Frances Bennett born on 20 August 1911 at Randwick, Sydney.
Sources
Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [110 January 2017]
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