Lieutenant John Smith Bennie (1916-1942)

Lieutenant John Smith Bennie

Birth

9 Jul 1916

Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

Death

30 Nov 1942 (aged 26)

Papua New Guinea

Burial

Port Moresby War Cemetery

Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea Add to Map

Plot

Plot A6. Row B. Grave 17.

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Son of John Towart Bennie and Rose Bennie; husband of Mary Helen Bennie, of Dunleath Gardens, South Australia.
Service Number: SX12507
Enlisted: 5 May 1941, Wayville, SA
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Home Town: Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Died: Died of wounds, Papua, 30 November 1942, aged 26 years
Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Gawler RSL Memorial Wall

Inscription

"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE. PEACEFULLY HE SLEEPS"

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SX12507

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