Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Joshua Bennett

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Photograph C02095
Service number 406
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
Units
  • 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 4th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
  • 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
  • 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Place Wagga Wagga
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
  • Sudan, 1885
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

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    Portrait of two officers taken near Lone Pine, taken less than 30 minutes after the start of the ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Second Lieutenant (2nd ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Second Lieutenant (2nd ...

    Group photo of some of the members of the 1885 New South Wales Sudan Contingent. From left, ...

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Date of birth 10 January 1865
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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