| Regimental number | 24326 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Palmerston North |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A G Bennett, 56 Featherston Street, Palmerston North |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Mokoia on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Edwin and Rebecca Bennett, Palmerston North |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 12 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 27 June 1917, and posted to A Company. Detached to Corps School, 12 July 1917; rejoined unit, 11 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274676 |