Album from Australian soldier Arthur George Bennett, of time spent overseas during the First World War, Sierra Leone, 1914-1918

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TitleAlbum from Australian soldier Arthur George Bennett, of time spent overseas during the First World War, Sierra Leone, 1914-1918Date Created1914-1918Photographer Arthur George BennettAcknowledgementIpswich Libraries, Ipswich City CouncFrom Selection to Discovery Grant from State Library of Queensland: A G Bennett Collection held at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich, Queensland

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CountrySierra Leone

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DescriptionThis album is one of several that are part of the collection of Arthur Bennett, which is currently held by the Workshops Rail Museum. The descriptions on the images are directly from the individual photographs. Arthur Bennett embarked for overseas service in October 1916, on the HMAT Boonah, as a Regimental Sergeant Major in the 4th Pioneer Battalion. He was gassed, and wounded in Ypres, in 1917, and spent time in hospitals in the United Kingdom. He returned to Australia in July 1918. After the After the war he returned to working for Queensland Railways, finishing his working life as Foreman of the Westinghouse Brake Shop at the Railway Workshops, Ipswich, in 1961. References (offline)Queensland Times 1 July 1961

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EventsWorld War I (1914-1918)People & FamiliesArthur George BennettSubjectsLoading docksMilitary & war structuresCargo shipsMilitary uniformsSoldiers

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Reference IDSierra Leone West AfricaAsset TypeSlideshow - MP4Copyright NoteReproduction rights remain with Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich. For use of an image contact the MuseumCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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Album from Australian soldier Arthur George Bennett, of time spent overseas during the First World War, Sierra Leone, 1914-1918