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Leslie Gladstone Bennett

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Portrait of Sapper Leslie Bennett MM. Archives New Zealand. AABK 18805 W552075 / 0013948. Image may be subject to copyright status.

Portrait of Sapper Leslie Bennett MM. Archives New Zealand. AABK 18805 W552075 / 0013948. Image may …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leslie Gladstone AWMM
  • Surname
    Bennett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 48755 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 October 1896 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Bennett (mother), 30 Roy Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 48755 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 20 January 1917 AWMM Telegraph Linesman/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
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 May 1955 AWMM
    Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    57yrs Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 December 2022 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 December 2022 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA Plot 224 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 December 2022 - Gisborne Cemetery records
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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09 December 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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