Gordon Bennett (general)
Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (15 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Despite highly decorated achievements during World War I, during which he commanded at both battalion and brigade level and became the youngest general in the Australian Army, Bennett is best remembered for his role in the Battle of Singapore in February 1942 in the Pacific War. As commander of the 8th Australian Division, he escaped while his men became prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army. After this, Bennett's military career waned and, although he rose to command a corps, he never again commanded troops in battle. In 1945, his escape caused controversy and resulted in a Royal Commission and military enquiry. B
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Gordon Bennett (general)
Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (15 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Despite highly decorated achievements during World War I, during which he commanded at both battalion and brigade level and became the youngest general in the Australian Army, Bennett is best remembered for his role in the Battle of Singapore in February 1942 in the Pacific War. As commander of the 8th Australian Division, he escaped while his men became prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army. After this, Bennett's military career waned and, although he rose to command a corps, he never again commanded troops in battle. In 1945, his escape caused controversy and resulted in a Royal Commission and military enquiry. B
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Henry Gordon Bennett (Balwyn, ...... te la seconda guerra mondiale.
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Henry Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, ...... czestnik obu wojen światowych.
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Henry Gordon Bennett, plus cou ...... mort le 1er août 1962 à Dural.
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Lieutenant General Henry Gordo ...... before dying at the age of 75.
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Генри Гордон Беннетт (англ. He ...... йны в должности командующего .
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غوردون بينيت (بالإنجليزية: Gor ...... سطس 1962 في سيدني في أستراليا.
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1887-04-15
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Balwyn, Melbourne
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Bennett in 1962
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Dural, Sydney
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Orchardist; Company director; Board chairman
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Henry Gordon Bennett
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Bess Buchanan
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General Officer Commanding 8th Division
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Henry Gordon Bennett (Balwyn, ...... te la seconda guerra mondiale.
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Henry Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, ...... czestnik obu wojen światowych.
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Henry Gordon Bennett, plus cou ...... mort le 1er août 1962 à Dural.
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Lieutenant General Henry Gordo ...... ission and military enquiry. B
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Генри Гордон Беннетт (англ. He ...... йны в должности командующего .
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غوردون بينيت (بالإنجليزية: Gor ...... سطس 1962 في سيدني في أستراليا.
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Gordon Bennett (General)
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Gordon Bennett (general)
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Henry Gordon Bennett
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Henry Gordon Bennett
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Henry Gordon Bennett
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Беннетт, Генри Гордон
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غوردون بينيت (عسكري)
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