Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Joshua Bennett

Service number 406
Ranks Held Captain, Corporal, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 10/01/1865
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Wagga Wagga
Death Date 1946
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
  • 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
  • 4th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
Place Wagga Wagga
Conflicts/Operations
  • Sudan, 1885
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
  • First World War, 1914-1918

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 10/01/1865
Date of embarkation 03/03/1885
Date of return 23/06/1885
Date of enlistment 21/02/1885
Other 1885 Served as a Captain in the 1st NSW Mounted Rifles.
Other 1899 Served as a Major in the 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles.
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 20/08/1914 Appointed Major and Second in Command 3 Battalion.
Other units 01/05/1915 Commanding Officer 4 Battalion.
Other units 14/07/1915 Assumed Command 1 Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 31/08/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/08/1915
Date promoted 01/05/1915 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Other units 22/08/1918 Officer Commanding troops Anchises.
Other units 23/06/1918 Commanding Officer Australian Corps Reinforcement Camp.
Date returned to Australia 22/08/1919
Other 30/04/1920 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 1946