Rex Osborne BENNIER
1915 - 2002 (86 years) Has 19 ancestors and 43 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Rex Osborne BENNIER [1] Relationship with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 5 Jul 1915 Brookton, Western Australia, Australia Gender Male Occupation Bef 1939 Farmer Military Service Between 17 May 1941 and 18 Jul 1945 [2] World War 2 - MX14765 or WX13135 - Private - 2/11 Battalion Death 18 May 2002 Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia Burial 23 May 2002 Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia [3] - FC00038005
Rex Bennier 5 July 1915 - 18 May 2002 in BillionGraves GPS Headstones | BillionGraves Siblings 7 siblings Siblings 2 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch Jochim Heinrich BANNEIER, b. Abt 1780, Seedorf, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. DECEASED (2 x Great Grandfather)
Mary Louisa BUTTON, b. 2 Dec 1852, Biddenden, Kent, England d. 6 Jul 1935, Prospect, South Australia, Australia (Age 82 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I928 MyBradyTree | BRADY, KLF, MAC, FW, SMF Last Modified 9 Nov 2024
Father Arthur James BENNIER, b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia d. 10 Apr 1954, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 72 years)
Other Partners: Emily Henrietta ELLIOTT m. 17 Sep 1951Mother Annie Amy HUNN, b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia d. 8 Jun 1929, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 44 years) Marriage 23 Jul 1913 Maylands, Western Australia, Australia Reference Number #515 Family ID F595 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Violet Gertrude FREE, b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Feb 2003, Shoalwater, Western Australia, Australia (Age 77 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1943 York, Western Australia, Australia Reference Number #1 Children + 1. Rex Adrian BENNIER, b. 26 Aug 1943, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia d. 14 Apr 2018, Greenfields, Western Australia, Australia (Age 74 years) â–» Rosemary Hazel KNIEL m. 1964+ 2. David BENNIER, b. 20 Mar 1945 d. 17 Jul 2012, Safety Bay, Western Australia, Australia (Age 67 years) â–» Elizabeth June PYKE m. 1965+ 3. Eileen Faye BENNIER, b. 20 Apr 1946 d. DECEASED + 4. Peter John BENNIER, b. 24 Jan 1952 d. 24 May 1991, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia (Age 39 years) + 5. Living 6. Rodney Lance BENNIER, b. 2 Jul 1956 d. 29 Sep 1990, Kambalda East, Western Australia, Australia (Age 34 years) + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living Family ID F497 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2024
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Notes - Rex farmed until joining the army in 1939. He went to the Middle East with the army, and returned to Australia when Japan entered the war. He then served in New Guinea with his brother Eric. He later worked as a shearer. Since then Rex has worked on the Mandurah Shire Council for a number of years until his retirement in Mandurah, Western Australia.
Service record
Name BENNIER, REX OSBORNE
Service Australian Army
Service Number WX13135
Date of Birth 5 Jul 1915
Place of Birth BROOKTON, WA
Date of Enlistment 17 May 1941
Locality on Enlistment BROOKTON, WA
Place of Enlistment CLAREMONT, WA
Next of Kin BENNIER, ARTHUR
Date of Discharge 18 Jul 1945
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 2/11 Battalion
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None
Prisoner of War No
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=749238
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/infodir/search.htm
Last Name Given Name(s) Age (years) Year of Death Suburb
BENNIER ANTHONY PETER 19 1988 UNKNOWN
BENNIER JOHN EDWARD 64 1935 NARROGIN
BENNIER REGINALD WILLIAM 75 1987 SOUTH GUILDFORD
BENNIER THOMAS JOSEPH 73 1943 COTTESLOE
Reference Darryl Brady. "Rex Osborne BENNIER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I928&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed November 24, 2024).
Sources - [S536] marc.bennier-at-dsto.defence.gov.au, Marc Bennier, Some Information Submitted by Marc Bennier.
- [S920] Commonwealth of Australia, World War Two Nominal Roll, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=749238.
- [S1112] BillionGraves, Rex Bennier https://billiongraves.com/grave/number/8969658.