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George William Arthur Bennett

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George William Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    G. W. A. Bennett AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 33715 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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    1 June 1920 AWMM Bournemouth, England AWMM
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  • Died at Trentham. WW2 and RNZAC service. DOB advised as 1.6.1920- NZDF files state 1.1. 1920. Born in Bournemouth, UK, naturalised 11 July 1957.

    Photo of Lt G.W.F. Bennett in The Officers, 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Terendak Camp, Malaysia 1967) AWMM

Death

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    23 April 1993 Carol Foster Research
    Trentham, Upper Hutt Carol Foster Research
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Sources

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  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • 1NZR Roll 1961-1963 - Bill Russell, Malayan Veterans Association Scrapbook – 40th Anniversary edition. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • Fry, P., & New Zealand. Army. Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Battalion, 1st. (1983). The First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Journal / [P.J. Fry, editor] (25th anniversary commemorative ed.). Singapore: The Regiment. AWMM

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