Participant Info

Given Name

Clyde James

Family Name

Bennett

Service Number

3240

Place of Birth

Bairnsdale VIC

Occupation

Blacksmith

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Mother, Mrs Rose Morrison, Lynchford Hotel, Queenstown, Tasmania

Address on Enlistment

Francis Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

20

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A71 Nestor, Melbourne VIC on 11 October 1915

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)

Date of Death

19/07/1916

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

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Link to record

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