Bennett, Leonard Spencer (Private, b.? - d.1915) Accession Number: 1DRL/0111

Description

Collection relating to service of 106 Private Leonard Spencer Bennett, 15 Battalion, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection includes extract of biographical account written by Leonard Spencer, [Leonard Spencer Bennett's uncle], 1927. Extract made by Australian War Memorial in 1928 from correspondence received in response to request for material. Original of letter from Leonard Spencer in Memorial collection at AWM93 12/11/314.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: 106 Private Leonard Spencer Bennett, 15 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Age 23. Son of John Charles and Ann Amelia Bennett, of 30 Marlborough Rd., Sheffield, England. Native of Sheffield.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0111
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1927
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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