| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0111 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Bennett, Leonard Spencer |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 1927 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Bennett, Leonard Spencer (Private, b.? - d.1915)
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.
History / Summary
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.