Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	New Barking, Essex, England
Death	31 Aug 1980, aged 92
Place of Death	Bicton, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	27 year, 7 months
Description	5' 2½" (1.59m) tall, weight 123 lbs (55.8 kg); tanned complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair
Occupation	labourer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Beenup, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother Mrs Elizabeth Bennett
Military Information
Reg Number	4674
Date of Enlistment	22 Feb 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement, B Company / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	17 Apr 1916 - 14 May 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A60 Aeneas
Date of Return	12 Dec 1918 - 18 Jan 1919
Ship Returned On	HMAT A71 Nestor
Fate	Wounded in Action 30 May 1918 Mourlancourt area, Returned to Australia
Monument	Armadale War Memorial (Beenup panel) Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Soon after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Gordon was allocated to the 12th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion.

On arrival in England he was sent to the 7th Training Battalion in Rollestone, before he joined his unit on 24 Sep 1916, two weeks after arriving in France.

Taken ill, he was in hospital sick, or in depots working his way back to the Battalion from 20 Nov to 1 Dec 1916; 13 Dec 1916 to 28 Feb 1917; and 29 Jun 1917 to 13 Feb 1918.

Gordon would appear to have been wounded on 1 Jun 1918 as his battalion was being withdrawn from the front lines, and he may have been another victim of the enemy aircraft that dropped two bombs on B Company. Treated at the 5th Aust Field Ambulance, he was passed to the 61st Casualty Clearing Station before entering 13th General Hospital in Boulogne. Soon after he embarked on HMHS St Andrew for England where he was sent to the Norfolk War Hospital.

413th Casualty List. NOK ..WOUNDED... Bennett, Gordon Edgar (England).

Once he recovered he was processed for early return to Australia as the war was in its final stages.

Mentioned in the 1917 Feb-Mar edition of Drill of the Foot-Hills held in the Birtwistle Local Studies Library.

Post War

In 1950 Gordon was in receipt of a War Pension of £1-2-0 ($2.20) per fortnight.

Electoral Roll entries include - 1925 boot maker at 21 Wolseley Gardens, East Fremantle; 1931 boot maker at 21 Queen Victoria street, Fremantle ; 1936- 1972 newsagent at 11 Wolseley road, East Fremantle.

At the time of his death, he was living in Bristol Ave, Bicton.

Notes

AIF website, based on embarkation details, credits Beenup as place of residence.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial