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Albert Thomas Bennett

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  • Service number
    • WWI 30740 AWMM
    • 30740 Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - 30740
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Army Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - Army
  • Last rank
  • War
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Crown Studios, Auckland. Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier holding a swagger stick. He has one chevron on his jacket sleeves. Collar, hat and epaulette badges denote NZEF 20th Reinforcements. Name from glass plate inscription possibly Bennett. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 7003-307. No known copyright restrictions

Crown Studios, Auckland. Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier holding a swagger stick. He has …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 30740 AWMM
    • 30740 Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - 30740
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 February 1873 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C.A. Bennett (wife), New North Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    unknown . Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - unknown . France ?
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Army Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - Army
  • Service number
    • WWI 30740 AWMM
    • 30740 Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - 30740
  • Military service
    • Auckland 20th re-enforcements Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - Military file
    • France Public - Peter - Other Relative - 7 May 2015 - Military file / ancestory .com.au
  • 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 Storeman/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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Other, WWI AWMM
    Nature of Injury: Lost right eye Pension: 20/- Percent of disability: [Not stated] Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): 10 Leighton St., Ponsonby, Auckland AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 November 1957 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22274628
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      47: 2 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). AWMM

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07 May 2015PeterAucklandOther Relative

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