Search results Next record Previous record Māori Philip Lyell Bennett Born 30 March 1898 PDF Key details Service number6/1017 AWMM 30967 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Unknown AWMM Unknown AWMM WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Lieutenant Philip Lyell Bennett, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 3 / F1322 60. Image is … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPhilip Lyell AWMM SurnameBennett AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number6/1017 AWMM 30967 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 March 1898 AWMM Lyell, West Coast AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 18 August 1914 AWMM Nelson, New Zealand AWMM WW1 91 Belt Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationSoldier/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW1 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 statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Married/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM France and Germany (TBC) AWMM Created during migration for ww2 records that were listed as western front and need to be corrected AWMM Pacific AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number6/1017 AWMM 30967 AWMM Military serviceCanterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM 14 Infantry Brigade AWMM 3 New Zealand Division AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM MC: Awarded for actions at Beandigny Ridge, 23 October 1918. AWMM Military Cross (MC) 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 15/02/1919 AWMM Mentioned in Despatches WWII Public - Dale - Researcher - 11 October 2017 - Officers' Book, 14th Brigade, N.Z.E.F.I.P. Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 18 August 1914 AWMM Age 16 AWMM Insurance Company Employee/Civilian AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Insurance manager/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 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 WW2 Captain/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Division (IP) AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 22 May 1919 AWMM Unknown AWMM Unknown AWMM WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Philip Lyell Bennett by laying a poppy. Peter Jack Bennett Philip Henry George Bennett Philip Lyell Bennett R. Bennett R. M. Bennett Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Philip Lyell Bennett Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24054471&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 50 AWMM 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. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 37 AWMM 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. AWMM WW2 7: WW2 15 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 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 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. AWMM WW2 14: WW2 10 AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 10 October 2017DaleAucklandResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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