George Eric Bennett

Service number: 124

Rank: Private

Unit: Red Cross Society 13th Battalion

Service: Australian Army

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Source: National Archives of Australia

George Eric Bennett was born in Goulburn and was 19 years and 8 months at enlistment on 25th September 1914. He was a bank clerk by trade and lived in Fairlight Street, Manly. George embarked from Australia on the 22nd December 1914.

He was hospitalized with tachycardia or dilated heart on 28th August 1915 then discharged from hospital on 21st March 1916 having spent 208 days in hospital.

On 30th December 1916 George was married to Miss Joyce Beatrice Latham of Highgate, London. He returned to Australia on 27th June 1919 and was discharged on 27th July 1919.