Philip Lyell Bennett
Born 30 Mar 1898
- Service number
- 6/1017 AWMM
- 30967 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Inter War Unknown AWMM Unknown AWMM
- WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Philip Lyell AWMM
- Surname
- Bennett AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- 6/1017 AWMM
- 30967 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 30 Mar 1898 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Pre 18 Aug 1914 AWMM Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
- WW1 91 Belt Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Soldier/Military AWMM
- Next of kin
- WW1 John Bennett (father), Murchison, Buller, New Zealand AWMM
- WW1 Mrs N.M. Bennett (wife), 91 Belt Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
- Married/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 6/1017 AWMM
- 30967 AWMM
- Military service
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO: NZ Gazette, 7 September 1944. Citation: "For distinguished service in the field. As Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General of 3rd New Zealand Division, Lieutenant Colonel Bennett took control of all landing beaches during the operations which resulted in the capture of the Green (Nissan) Islands Group on 15 February 1944. He accompanied the leading troops ashore. His tireless energy, his inspiring example and the skill with which he directed and controlled the unloading operations were largely responsible for the successful landing in dense jungle across completely unprepared beaches of an immense amount of warlike stores. He has moreover rendered very distinguished service in the other operations in which his division was engaged and which resulted in the capture of Vella Lavella and Treasury Islands." AWMM - 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- Pacific Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Territorial Service Medal AWMM
- Philippine Liberation Ribbon (USA) AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
London Gazette 15 February 1919, p2384 Citation, London Gazette 30 July 1919, p9805 Citation, London Gazette 30 July 1919, p9805 MC: Awarded for actions at Beandigny Ridge, AWMM - Mentioned in Despatches WWIIPublic - Dale - Researcher - 11 October 2017 - Officers' Book, 14th Brigade, N.Z.E.F.I.P.
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 18 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age 16 AWMM
Insurance Company Employee/Civilian AWMM - WW2 Insurance manager/Civilian AWMM
- WW1 18 Aug 1914 AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM - WW2 Captain/Military AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Captain/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
4th Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
5th Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (In the Pacific) (2NZEF (IP)), 3rd Division AWMM
6th Embarkation AWMM
- WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- Inter War 22 May 1919 AWMM Unknown AWMM
Unknown AWMM - WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM
25 Infantry Battalion AWMM
- Inter War 22 May 1919 AWMM Unknown AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- After WWI ended, Bennett volunteered with the Canterbury Regiment.
He re-enlisted with 2 NZEF as Captain and Quartermaster (QM) of 25 Battalion, 1940.
Promoted to Major and Staff Captain of 14 Infantry Brigade, 1942.
Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General (AA & QMG) of 3 NZ Division, 1943-44.
Member of Special Employment Allied Control Commission SW Pacific Area from February 1945. AWMM
About death
- Death
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- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24054471
Further Reference - References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 50 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 3: WW2 37 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 7: WW2 15 - 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.
WW2 9: WW2 31 - 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.
WW2 12: WW2 15 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 14: WW2 10 - Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 1: Includes portrait - Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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