Gordon Bennett (general)

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Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, (15 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. A citizen soldier by background, Bennett began his professional life in the insurance industry and joined the Army on a part-time basis. During World War I, he rose rapidly through the ranks, commanding at both battalion and brigade level. He became the youngest general in the Australian Army and was highly decorated for his leadership and gallantry on the Western Front. After the war, he returned to civilian life, continuing his military service in a part-time capacity and holding senior command appointments within the Citizen Military Forces. Bennett is most widely remembered for his role in the Fall of Singapore in February 1942 during World War II. As commander of the 8th Australian Division, he was among the senior Allied officers present when the British-led garrison surrendered to the advancing Japanese forces. Instead of...

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