James Robert BENNET

Regimental number29910
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, James Bennet, Lillburn, Clifden, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of burialFidfteen Ravine British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 9), Villers-Plouich, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs James Bennet, Lillburn, Clifden, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 31