Ray G. Bennett
History
Rae Gilbert Bennett was born on 08 July 1889 at Ballarat, Victoria. During World War One he was a Captain with the 8th Battalion.[1]
Born at Ballarat on 8 January 1889, Rae Gillbee Bennett was the eldest child and only son of Ballarat-born, Alfred Wilton Bennett and Elizabeth “Lillie” Adamson Bentley. His name linked him to his maternal grandfather, William Rae Buchanan Bentley, and his Scottish paternal grandmother, Louisa Gillbee.[2]
He died on 18 October 1869 at Murrumbeena, Victoria. [3]
Family
Rae Bennett was the eldest child and only son of Ballarat-born, Alfred Wilton Bennett and Elizabeth “Lillie” Adamson Bentley. His name linked him to his maternal grandfather, William Rae Buchanan Bentley, and his Scottish paternal grandmother, Louisa Gillbee. He attended Humffray Street Primary School and Grenville College.[4]
Legacy
World War One service recognised on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ A. M. Taylor. Dinkum Oil: Letters Published in the Ballarat Courier During the Great War, Ballarat, 2006.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/GreatWarBallarat/posts/1706592416053693, accessed 01 December 2017.
- ↑ A. M. Taylor. Dinkum Oil: Letters Published in the Ballarat Courier During the Great War. Ballarat, 2006.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/GreatWarBallarat/posts/1706592416053693, accessed 01 December 2017.
Further Reading
External links
https://www.facebook.com/GreatWarBallarat/posts/1706592416053693
--Beth Kicinski 13:12, 17 June 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 21:45, 1 December 2017 (AEDT)