Rifleman

Harold Ernest Edward Bennett

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Edward and Rebecca Bennett, of Inglewood, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/972
Name:
Harold Ernest Edward Bennett
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.E. Bennett (father), Inglewood, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Mrs Bennett, Port Albert, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion, D Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Harold Ernest Edward Bennett
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