Service number | 406 |
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Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Corporal |
Birth Date | 1865-01-10 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Wagga Wagga |
Death Date | 1946 |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Colonial Military Forces |
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Place | Wagga Wagga |
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Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1901-04-19 Published in London Gazette in 1902-07-29 Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05 Published in London Gazette in 1901-04-16 Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27 |
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Joshua Bennett
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 16 April 1901 on page 2607 at position 6
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 08 November 1915 on page 11026 at position 7
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 27 January 1916 on page 157 at position 38
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 05 November 1915 on page 11002 at position 28
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 27 January 1916 on page 156 at position 60
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 29 July 1902 on page 4854 at position 3
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 19 April 1901 on page 2702 at position 1
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
- Conflict
- Sudan, 1885
- Rank
- Corporal
Timeline
Date of birth | 10 January 1865 | |
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Other | 1885 | Served as a Captain in the 1st NSW Mounted Rifles. |
Date of enlistment | 21 February 1885 | |
Date of embarkation | 03 March 1885 | |
Date of return | 23 June 1885 | |
Other | 1899 | Served as a Major in the 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 20 August 1914 | Appointed Major and Second in Command 3 Battalion. |
Date of embarkation | 20 October 1914 | |
Date promoted | 01 May 1915 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. |
Other units | 01 May 1915 | Commanding Officer 4 Battalion. |
Other units | 14 July 1915 | Assumed Command 1 Battalion. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 13 August 1915 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 31 August 1915 | |
Other units | 23 June 1918 | Commanding Officer Australian Corps Reinforcement Camp. |
Other units | 22 August 1918 | Officer Commanding troops Anchises. |
Date returned to Australia | 22 August 1919 | |
Other | 30 April 1920 | AIF appointment terminated. |
Date of death | 1946 |
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