Corporal

Wilfred John Askin Bennett

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wilfred Stanley Bennett and Isabella Campbell Bennett, of Kekerangu, Marlbrough, New Zealand; husband of Hilda Mary Bennett, of Kekerangu.

References:
  • CWGC
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Casualty

Service Number: 
575802
Name:
Wilfred John Askin Bennett
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H.M. Bennett (wife), Bush Vale, Waihola, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kekerangu, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 20 Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 December 1943
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IX. D. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Wilfred John Askin Bennett
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