BENNETT, Sydney Ross

BENNETT,  Sydney  Ross

Full Name: Sydney Ross

BENNETT

Date of Birth: 06

1875

Place of birth: Ballarat, VIC

Australia

Occupation: Postmaster

Address: Yarloop, WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Mary Yorwith Bennett

Next of Kin Address: 5 Glazebrooke Street East Ballarat VIC

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 15107

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: Australian Army Postal Corps/4th Division Signal Company

Enlistment Date: 1916-04-26

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-09-26

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-11-20

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-03-28

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26/04/1916- To Signallers Company Blackboy Hill as Private
29/06/1916- To Signal School as Sapper
8/09/1916- To 4th Division Signal Company 5th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill
22/09/1916- Appointed Temporary Corporal with 4th Division Signal Company
5/01/1917- To Engineers Training Battalion Hitchen England ex 7th Training Battalion Rollestone
21/03/1917- Proceeded Overseas Abbeville France to Signals Depot ex Folkestone England
13/04/1917- Joined 4th Division Signal Company in the field France
8/06/1917- Transferred 3rd Division Signal Company in the field France
23/02/1918- Granted Leave England
12/03/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
4/05/1918- Admitted 8th General Hospital Rouen France( Pyrexia ) ex 5th London Field Ambulance ex 4th Casualty Clearing Station
5/05/1918- To No. 2 Convalescent Depot Havre France then to 1st Australian Convalescent Depot Havre France
20/06/1918- Evacuated/Admitted England ex France ( Debility & Age )
12/08/1918- Proceeded Overseas to Australian General Base Depot Havre France ex England
15/09/1918- Transferred Australian Army Postal Corps Havre France ex Base Depot
12/11/1918- Admitted Hospital France ( Sick )
4/12/1918- To Weymouth England ex Havre France for Return to Australia
24/12/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Takada ” ( Premature Senility )
1/02/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
28/03/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 13768

Victory Medal – No. 13518

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial, WA.