Second Lieutenant

Edwin Bolton Bennett

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Edwin and Rebecca Bennett, of Palmerston North.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24326
Name:
Edwin Bolton Bennett
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A.G. Bennett (father), 56 Featherston Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Law clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 77
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edwin Bolton Bennett
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