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Cenotaph record

Wilfred John Askin Bennett

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Marlborough War Memorial Second World War Fountain - Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wilfred John Askin AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    575802 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
    Unknown AWMM Kekerangu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H.M. Bennett (wife), Bush Vale, Waihola, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Italy AWMM
    • Sangro River Public - Leanne - Direct descendant - 14 July 2020 - Family Papers
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    575802 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Sangro River Public - Leanne - Direct descendant - 14 July 2020 - Family Papers

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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  • 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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  • Son of Wilfred Stanley Bennett and Isabella Campbell Bennett, of and husband of Hilda Mary Bennett, of Kekerangu, Marlbrough AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IX. D. 19. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Kaikoura War Memorial, 34 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300 AWMM
    • Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM

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  • Granddaughter Leanne Saunders, and Great Grandson Lewis Shannon visited Grave at Sangro River War Cemetary, Italy December 2019.
    Public - Leanne - Direct descendant - 14 July 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2377319
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 12: WW2 15 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
14 July 2020LeanneWellington, New ZealandDirect descendant

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