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Soldier Summary

Albert Horace Bennett

Military History

Rank: Gunner

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 695 (AIF); 192228 (British Army)

Medals Awarded
  • Military Medal (M.M.)[1]
  • Cross of St. George[1]
Notes

Occupation: laborer. Served AIF Artillery and 201st battalion, Machine Gun Corps of the British Army.

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Warragul, Vic., Australia
Enlisted[1]03/01/1916Queenscliff, Vic. (Australia)
Won St. George Medal (Cross?)[1]Russia
Won Military Medal in AIF[1]
Birth1896 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19