NX70343 (N76069) Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO, VD

Date of birth	1887-04-16	Australia: Victoria
Date commissioned	1908-08-14	Commissioned as a second lieutenant, 5th Australian Infantry Regiment.
Date promoted	1912-07-01	Promoted to major.
Other units	1914	Served as a major in the 64th Infantry.
Other	1914-08-14	Joined the Australian Imperial Force as second in command of the 6th Battalion.
Other	1914-10	6th Battalion embarked for Eygpt.
Other	1915-04-25	Landed at Gallipoli. Bennett was wounded on Pine Ridge, while directing fire on the Turkish positions. He was evacuated to a hospital ship but rejoined his battalion on the front line the next day.
Other	1915-05-08	Involved in Second Battle of Krithia. The 6th Battalion suffered heavy loses. Bennett was the only original officer of the 6th who survived the battle.
Date promoted	1915-05-09	Bennett became commander of the 6th Battalion and was promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of honour or award	1915-08-05	Mention in Despatches, for services at Gallipoli.
Date of honour or award	1915-11-05	Mention in Despatches, for services at Gallipoli.
Date of honour or award	1915-11-08	Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, for services at Gallipoli.
Date promoted	1916-12-03	Temporary brigadier general in command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. At 29 he became the youngest general ever in the Australian army.
Date of honour or award	1917-01-04	Mention in Despatches, for services in France.
Date of honour or award	1917-03-09	Montenegrin Order of Danilo - 3rd Class.
Date of honour or award	1917-06-01	Mention in Despatches, for services in France.
Date of honour or award	1917-12-28	Mention in Despatches, for services in France.
Date of honour or award	1918-01-01	Companion of the Bath, for services in France.
Date of honour or award	1918-05-28	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1918-12-31	Mention in Despatches, for services in France.
Date returned to Australia	1919-05-15
Date of honour or award	1919-06-03	Distinguished Service Order.
Date of honour or award	1919-07-11	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1921 - 1926	Bennett commanded the 9th Infantry Brigade.
Other units	1926 - 1932	Bennett commanded the 2nd Division.
Date promoted	1930-08-01	Promoted to major general.
Other units	1940-09-30	Bennett became General Officer Commanding 8th Division, Australian Imperial Force.
Other	1941	Bennett was posted to Malaya with the 8th Division.
Other	1941-02-15	Singapore was surrended to the Japanese. Bennett and several others managed to escape from Singapore and return to Australia.
Date promoted	1942-04-07	Lieutenant general in command of III Corps in Perth.
Date of discharge	1944-05-09	Transferred to the Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	1962-08-01	Australia: New South Wales