Corporal

Robert Montgomery Bennett

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Marion Bennett, of 28, Pentland Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland. Native of Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3553
Name:
Robert Montgomery Bennett
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Bennett (father), Pentland Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ship chandler
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Montgomery Bennett
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