H13919 Accession Number: H13919

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Portrait of 2895 Acting Corporal (Cpl) Granville Bennett, 31st Battalion, of North Sydney, NSW. A warehouseman prior to enlistment Pte Bennett embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Anchises on 14 March 1916. After being appointed Acting Sergeant (Sgt) he reverted to the rank of Private (Pte) after transferring to the 8th Machine Gun Company and, on 16 October 1917, died of wounds received in action at Passchendaele. He was aged 17 and is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.

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Accession Number
H13919
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor: H. Bennett
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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