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Lawrence Eric Bennett

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lawrence Eric AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Laurence Eric Bennett AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1595 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs S. Bennett (mother), Te Mata, Havelock North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1595 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Gardener/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Lawrence Bennett was the son of Frank and Sarah Bennett, of Petane, Hawke's Bay. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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  • Lawrence I am a granddaughter of your oldest brother Harry. I have been researching your Bennett family for quite a few years, with having great difficulty in finding your family in England. Maybe you can help me from up above there in that special place you are resting. We never had the chance to me you. Am sure you would have been a gentlemen and fun loving as Grandpa, we all loved him dearly. We will never forget you. May you rest in peace. Love Pam & all your nieces and nephews
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
24 April 2015IanKotemaoriOther Relative
04 February 2015NormHavelock North, N.Z.Researcher

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