Soldier profiles
Name : BENNETT, DONALD ALBERT
Service Number : VX19300
Date of Birth : 15/03/1921
Place of Birth : PRAHRAN, VIC
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : ENGINEER'S ASSISTANT
Date of Enlistment : 30/05/1940
Locality on Enlistment : PRAHRAN, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : BENNETT, ADELAIDE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : NIL
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 02/12/1940
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6204170 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll
Background : Son of Adelaide Bennett.
Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. No previous military experience. At discharge : height 5 feet 6.5 inches, blue eyes, dark complexion, black hair. Marital status : married. Marks / scars : scar left buttock. Full time war service : A.I.F. 30/05/1940 to 02/12/1940 which included 187 days active service (187 days within Australia). Campaign awards withheld.
Service record
30/05/1940 Taken on strength Recruit Reception Depot Caulfield, Victoria.
31/05/1940 Posted to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Puckapunyal, Seymour, Victoria.
29/11/1940 Transferred to 3 District Details Depot Royal Park, Victoria.
29/11/1940 Taken on strength from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion to 3 District Details Depot Royal Park, Victoria.
02/12/1940 Discharged having made false answer on attestation.
