Henry Bennett

Born 19 Oct 1874 - Died 10 Oct 1918

Service number: WWI 19/13 AWMM
Also known as: —
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Last rank: WW1 Private AWMM Samoan Relief Force AWMM
WW1 Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM
War: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

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Wars and conflicts

War: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Campaign: Samoa AWMM
1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Service number: WWI 19/13 AWMM
Military service: Okaura Rifle Club AWMM
Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers: —

Training and Enlistment

Military training: —
Branch Trade Proficiency: —
Enlistment: WW1 12 Jan 1915 AWMM
Age 40 AWMM
Hairdresser/Civilian AWMM
WW1 Hairdresser/Civilian AWMM
Age on enlistment: —
Occupation before enlistment: —

Embarkations

Embarkation details: WW1 27 Mar 1915-03 Apr 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 16 AWMM Vessel was Talune AWMM Private AWMM Infantry AWMM Samoan Relief Force AWMM
WW1 26 Jul 1916-03 Oct 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 59 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 15th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical history

Medical notes: Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 foot 9 inches AWMM
Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
190 pounds AWMM
Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
initial left forearm AWMM
Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
brown AWMM
Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Dark brown (tinged grey) AWMM
Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Samoa, 1916, boils and debility, invalided to new Zealand; some improvement since leaving Samoa AWMM
Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Nephritis, July 1917, Brockenhurst AWMM
Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Chronic Bright's disease and anaemia aggravated by active service during war AWMM

Last known rank

Last rank: WW1 20 Jun 1916 AWMM
Medically unfit, invalided to New Zealand AWMM
Private AWMM
Samoan Relief Force AWMM
WW1 1918 AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM
Last rank: —

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