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Australians
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| Surname | | BENNETT |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Sydney Grace |
| Regimental Number | | 196 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| State | | Qld |
Extracts and Comments
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B5172: next of kin in Brisbane Qld.
URL1: Death of Mr. SG BENNETT, Queenslander in South America. Last week's South American mail brought the sad intelligence from the chaplain of the British consul at Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, of the death in the hospital there of Mr. Sidney Grace BENNETT, of malarial fever, on 29 July [1907]. The deceased resigned his position with the Union Bank,Brisbane, to serve in the late South African war, joined the Imperial (5th Queensland) contingent and acted as despatch rider to General Plummer. After the war he returned to Brisbane, again visited South Africa, left there for London, thence to the south of France and Holland, where he was offered and accepted an appointment as overseer of the gold mines at Hermina, Dutch Guiana, arriving there at he end of last October. Christmas Day following found him down with the fever, followed by several attacks until the end of June. Early in July he had a recurrence in a severe form, was brought from the mines by a nigger, a four days' journey in an open boat, to the hospital at Paramaribo on the 10th July, and notwithstanding the unremitting care and attention of doctors and nurses, he succumbed on 29th July. He was buried early the following morning, his remains being followed by the British consul (Mr. PIGOTT) and Mr. WILLIERS, as chief mourners, the American consul, and all the British and American gentlemen in the colony, and many of the Dutch and native employees of the gold concession, and native members of the Church of England congregation. The chaplain (Rev. WS KISSACK), in writing to the deceased's parents at Manly, says- "To the truth of having done his duty for so long as I have known him, I can testify. I never saw him before he landed from Georgetown, Demerara, but was attracted to him for himself, as well as for his most exemplary life and character. I often saw the men who worked under him in the gold concession, and they always spoke of him with the greatest respect." , The deceased was born in London, came to Queensland when about 8 years of age, was a Normal schoolboy, and was in his 28th year at the time of his death.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 497
B5172: National Archives of Australia series B5172
Bne. Tele.: Brisbane Telegraph newspaper date(s) 5.10.1907
| | External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170593308 |
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