Jock Bennett

Forenames

Jock AWMM

Surname

Bennett AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs N. Bennett, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of Atlantic AWMM

Armed force / branch

Navy AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Navy Volunteer Reserve AWMM
• Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm AWMM
• Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Scheme F AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Formidable AWMM

Jock Bennett was the son of Cedric Oswald and Nancy Bennett of Otakiri, Bay of Plenty.

Served on the HMS Formidable. AWMM

Death

10 Feb 1942 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2563824
  Sources Used
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
  Further Reference

References

• Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
  Allison, D. (2009). p. 83
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
• Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 1), Archives New Zealand, R21465675, AAYT
• Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 2), Archives New Zealand, R21465676, AAYT
• Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 8), Archives New Zealand, R21465683, AAYT
• Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.