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Walter Bennett

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Portrait, sitting on a stone bench in a studio with painted backdrop (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, sitting on a stone bench in a studio with painted backdrop (kindly provided by family) - T …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    418372 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 August 1915 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Post Office, Aorangi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.R. Bennett (mother), Waipaoa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    418372 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Gladys; father of David, Elaine, Anita, Barry, and Sandra AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 May 2010 AWMM
    Age 94 AWMM
    Te Puke, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Te Puke (old) Cemetery, corner Landscape Road & State Highway 33, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 10 May 2010 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

Remember Walter Bennett by laying a poppy.

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  • Thinking of you Dad at this time.
    Public - David - Child - 25 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 31 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 10 May 2010 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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25 April 2015DavidPapamoa Beach,Tauranga,New ZealandChild

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