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Lawrence Don Bennett

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lawrence Don AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 436758 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1922 Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married/Post WWII AWMM
    Nola Aileen (Trixie) Bennett AWMM

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Lawrence Don Bennett left study at Lincoln College, where he was pursuing his dream of becoming a farmer, to enlist. He embarked to Canada for training as one of 7000 New Zealanders who passed through the dominion for Air Force training, but the war ended and he was returned home to New Zealand. He passed in 1966, survived by his wife, Nola (Trixie) Bennett, and his three sons Randall, Vaughan and Craig. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1966 Births, Deaths and Mariages
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  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery
    Hamilton Park Cemetery 395 Morrinsville Road Newstead Hamilton New Zealand AWMM RSA AWMM
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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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