Born on 20 February 1892 in Prospect, Ontario - son of Alex Bennett, Smiths Falls, Ontario - recruitment form notes present address in Smiths Falls, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, Church of England, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 9.5 inches, chest of 35.5 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 25 February 1918 (number 3320652) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 10 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the battalion on 16 June 1919.
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