BENNETT, Jonathan
(Service number 32591)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 20/02/1873 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Valley, Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Three children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alice Rose BENNETT (wife), 20 Maslin Street, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1922 | Age | 49 years |
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| Place of Death | Geraldine | ||
| Cause | Sickness (pneumonia) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Jonathan Bennett (Tom) was the son of William and Mary (née Foley) Bennett. He married Alice Rose Wooding in 1898. Theye had three children - Margaret Rose, Edward Patrick Stanley and Dorothy Hepzibah Rachel. J. Bennett, 32591, Geraldine, was one of 818 men who returned from the war in Draft 149 in March 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 February 2017]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 February 2017]; Evening Post, 13 March 1918 (Papers Past) [04 February 2017]
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