Hi Jeny, Not sure if you know his War service record is available from National Archives of Australia. This is a digital copy which you can download free. http://www.naa.gov.au/ Go to record search, then search as guest enter details and you will find the following His parents were living in Neutral Bay, which is not very far from North Sydney NSW Title Bennett Albert Gibbard : SERN 60182 : POB Paeroa New Zealand : POE Coolamon NSW : NOK F Bennett Ernest Oswold Series number B2455 Control symbol BENNETT A G Contents date range circa 1914 - circa 1920 Access status Open Location Canberra Barcode 3072134 http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm there is the following marriage 11726/1929 BENNETT ALBERT G JOHNSON OLIVE I NORTH SYDNEY http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ehs/ Hope this may be of some help, -- Lynne, Sydney, AUSTRALIA "Jeny Shepherd" <jeny@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:mailman.97.1258229782.2037.genanz@rootsweb.com... > Dear All, > > I am trying to find the marriage and death information for my gt-uncle, > Albert Gibbard Bennett who was born in NZ. I know he served in the > Australian Army in WWI; I've heard a family story that after the War he > married a girl named Dorothy(?) and they moved to Echuca (?) where they > may > have owned a shop. They may have had 3 sons, one of whom may have been > Robert Gibbard Bennett. > > I've found Albert mentioned in a family document that says he died on > 17/6/1953, but I don't know where. I've done quite wide searches of the > Victorian and NSW records online and can't seem to find his death or a > marriage recorded. Given the location of Echuca, I suppose it could be > possible that they moved on to South Australia, but I've never heard > anything to say they did. > > I know he was living in Ascot Vale, Vic, in 1924, as I've found him on the > electoral roll, but that's the last mention of him I can find anywhere. > > Can anyone help, please? > > Many thanks in advance, > Jeny