Bennett, Henry Gordon "Gordon"

Date of birth:: April 15th, 1887 (Balwyn/Melbourne, Australia)
Date of death:: August 1st, 1962
Nationality:: Australian

Biography

Henry Gordon Bennett was the son to George Bennett and Harriet.

Promotions:
?; provisional 2nd Lieutenant;
1912: Major;
?: Lieutenant Colonel;
1916: Brigadier General;
April 1942: Lieutenant General;

Career:
?: Balwyn State School;
?: Hawthorn College;
MAy 1908: 5th Australian Infantry Regiment;
?: B Company, 5th Australian Infantry Regiment;
?: Adjutant, 5th Australian Infantry Regiment;
1914: 2nd in command, 6th Battalion, 2nd (Victorian) Infantry Brigade;
?: Commanding Officer, 6th Battalion, 2nd (Victorian) Infantry Brigade;
?: acting commander 3rd Infantry Brigade;
3 devcember 1916: Commanding Officer, 3rd Infantry Brigade;
?: Commonwealth Bank, Sydney;
1922: New South Wales Repatriation Board;
1926: Commander, 9th Infantry Brigade;
1928: Administrator, City of Sydney;
1930: Commander, 2nd Division;
1931 - 1933: President, Chamber of Manufactures of New South Wales;
1933 - 1934: President, Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia;
1939: Commander Volunteer Defence Corps;
July 1940: Commander, Eastern Command Training Depot;
August 1940: Commander 8th Division;
December 1941: Commander "Westforce";
April 1942: Commander III Corps;
1944: Reserves.