Eric Samuel BENNIER

1917 - 1981  (64 years)

Mavis Helen BENNIER

1914 - DECEASED

Birth	11 Jul 1914
Died	DECEASED
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Carl Ernest Heinrich PECH,   b. 8 Oct 1902, Pine Creek, Appila, South Australia, Australia
Married	8 Sep 1936	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Neil Arthur PECH,   b. 4 Jan 1944, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Living

Carl Ernest Heinrich PECH

1902 - DECEASED

Birth	8 Oct 1902	Pine Creek, Appila, South Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Johann Ernest August PECH,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Maria Bertha JAESCHKE,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914
Married	8 Sep 1936	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Neil Arthur PECH,   b. 4 Jan 1944, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Living

Rex Osborne BENNIER

1915 - 2002  (86 years)

Birth	5 Jul 1915	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	18 May 2002	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	23 May 2002	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Rex Adrian BENNIER,   b. 26 Aug 1943, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia + 2. David BENNIER,   b. 20 Mar 1945 + 3. Eileen Faye BENNIER,   b. 20 Apr 1946 + 4. Peter John BENNIER,   b. 24 Jan 1952 + 5. Living   6. Rodney Lance BENNIER,   b. 2 Jul 1956 + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living

Violet Gertrude FREE

1925 - 2003  (77 years)

Birth	20 May 1925	Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Died	27 Feb 2003	Shoalwater, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	4 Mar 2003	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Alfred FREE,   b. 11 Nov 1868, Mount Cole, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Eunice SCHMITT,   b. 25 Nov 1882, Southwark, Surrey, England
Married	8 Oct 1919	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Rex Adrian BENNIER,   b. 26 Aug 1943, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia + 2. David BENNIER,   b. 20 Mar 1945 + 3. Eileen Faye BENNIER,   b. 20 Apr 1946 + 4. Peter John BENNIER,   b. 24 Jan 1952 + 5. Living   6. Rodney Lance BENNIER,   b. 2 Jul 1956 + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living

Eric Samuel BENNIER

1917 - 1981  (64 years)

Birth	31 Jan 1917	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 Nov 1981	Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
Family 2	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Mary Edith Anges HARTE

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

Birth	18 May 1918	Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 Oct 2008	Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2008	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

Constance Mary BENNIER

1920 - DECEASED

Birth	7 Mar 1920
Died	DECEASED
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Thomas Wylie MANTACH,   b. 4 Nov 1912, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	21 Jul 1941	Merredin, Western Australia, Australia

Thomas Wylie MANTACH

1912 - DECEASED

Birth	4 Nov 1912	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Family	Constance Mary BENNIER,   b. 7 Mar 1920
Married	21 Jul 1941	Merredin, Western Australia, Australia

Kathleen Ivy BENNIER

1922 - DECEASED

Birth	23 Jan 1922	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Colenso WALTON,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1945	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living

Colenso WALTON

1920 - 2003  (82 years)

Birth	14 Oct 1920	Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Died	29 Mar 2003	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Edwin WALTON,   b. 1 Jan 1882, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Laura GREAY,   b. 17 Jun 1890, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Married	26 Jun 1907	Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Kathleen Ivy BENNIER,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1945	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living

Vernon James BENNIER

1924 - 1970  (46 years)

Birth	4 Mar 1924	Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Died	29 May 1970	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Audrey Joan BENNIER

1925 - DECEASED

Birth	26 Feb 1925	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Kenneth COOPER,   b. 30 May 1921, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Sep 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Kenneth COOPER

1921 - DECEASED

Birth	30 May 1921	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Family	Audrey Joan BENNIER,   b. 26 Feb 1925, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Sep 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Amy Isabell BENNIER

1927 - DECEASED

Birth	1 May 1927	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John Lenard BUTLER,   b. 1 Jul 1923, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Mar 1948	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

John Lenard BUTLER

1923 - DECEASED

Birth	1 Jul 1923	Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Family	Amy Isabell BENNIER,   b. 1 May 1927, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Mar 1948	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Jochim Heinrich BANNEIER

Abt 1780 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1780	Seedorf, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Died	DECEASED
Family	Magdalena Dorothea KRAMER,   b. Abt 1780, Wismar, Kritzow, Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Germany
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. John Joseph Charles BENNIER,   b. 9 Jan 1809, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Mary Louisa BUTTON

1852 - 1935  (82 years)

Birth	2 Dec 1852	Biddenden, Kent, England
Died	6 Jul 1935	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Father	William BUTTON,   b. UNKNOWN
Family	Albert HUNN,   b. Dec 1850, Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Married	2 Nov 1878	Brompton Park, South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Florence HUNN,   b. 1879, Kooringa, South Australia, Australia   3. Elizabeth HUNN,   b. 2 Jul 1881, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia + 4. Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia

Arthur James BENNIER

1881 - 1954  (72 years)

Birth	26 May 1881	Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Died	10 Apr 1954	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Frederick Joseph BENNIER,   b. 8 Apr 1835, Kritzow, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany
Mother	Eliza ARBON,   b. 6 Jun 1847, Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Married	20 Dec 1871	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Family 1	Annie Amy HUNN,   b. 10 Mar 1885, Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914 + 2. Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Constance Mary BENNIER,   b. 7 Mar 1920 + 5. Kathleen Ivy BENNIER,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia   7. Audrey Joan BENNIER,   b. 26 Feb 1925, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia   8. Amy Isabell BENNIER,   b. 1 May 1927, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	Emily Henrietta ELLIOTT,   b. 9 Feb 1894, Kew, Victoria, Australia
Married	17 Sep 1951	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia

Emily Henrietta ELLIOTT

1894 - 1965  (71 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1894	Kew, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 Oct 1965	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	George William MESSENGER,   b. 20 Mar 1881, Stirling, South Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1912	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. William Henry MESSENGER,   b. 12 Dec 1912, Mount Kokeby, Western Australia, Australia   2. Francis George MESSENGER,   b. 1913, Western Australia, Australia   3. James Arthur MESSENGER,   b. 1915, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia   4. Stanley Bertie MESSENGER,   b. 29 Jul 1916   5. Beryl Emmiline MESSENGER,   b. 7 Jul 1918, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia   6. Dorothy May MESSENGER,   b. 1920, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia   7. Robert Lance MESSENGER,   b. Nov 1921   8. Raymond Theo MESSENGER,   b. 21 Jan 1923, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Married	17 Sep 1951	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia

Annie Amy HUNN

1885 - 1929  (44 years)

Birth	10 Mar 1885	Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Died	8 Jun 1929	Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Albert HUNN,   b. Dec 1850, Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Louisa BUTTON,   b. 2 Dec 1852, Biddenden, Kent, England
Married	2 Nov 1878	Brompton Park, South Australia, Australia
Family	Arthur James BENNIER,   b. 26 May 1881, Morphett Vale, South Australia, Australia
Married	23 Jul 1913	Maylands, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914 + 2. Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   4. Constance Mary BENNIER,   b. 7 Mar 1920 + 5. Kathleen Ivy BENNIER,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia   7. Audrey Joan BENNIER,   b. 26 Feb 1925, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia   8. Amy Isabell BENNIER,   b. 1 May 1927, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Edith Anges HARTE

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

Birth	18 May 1918	Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 Oct 2008	Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2008	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

Living

Father	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

Living

Father	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

• Name	Eric Samuel BENNIER  [1]
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	31 Jan 1917	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 16 Jun 1941 and 13 Feb 1946  [2]
  	World War 2 - #WX14231 - Private - 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion
  Newspaper Article	5 Nov 1953  [3]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52938581
  Newspaper Article	9 Jan 1954  [4]
  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49610273
  Death	16 Nov 1981	Atherton, Queensland, Australia
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914   d. DECEASED
  2. Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 May 2002, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Constance Mary BENNIER,   b. 7 Mar 1920   d. DECEASED
  4. Kathleen Ivy BENNIER,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  5. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 May 1970, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Audrey Joan BENNIER,   b. 26 Feb 1925, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  7. Amy Isabell BENNIER,   b. 1 May 1927, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914   d. DECEASED â–» Carl Ernest Heinrich PECH,  m. 8 Sep 1936 + 2. Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 May 2002, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 86 years) â–» Violet Gertrude FREE,  m. 2 Feb 1943 + 3. Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Nov 1981, Atherton, Queensland, Australia  (Age 64 years) 4. Constance Mary BENNIER,   b. 7 Mar 1920   d. DECEASED â–» Thomas Wylie MANTACH,  m. 21 Jul 1941 + 5. Kathleen Ivy BENNIER,   b. 23 Jan 1922, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED â–» Colenso WALTON,  m. 20 Jul 1945 + 6. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 May 1970, Albany, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 46 years) 7. Audrey Joan BENNIER,   b. 26 Feb 1925, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED â–» Kenneth COOPER,  m. 11 Sep 1946 8. Amy Isabell BENNIER,   b. 1 May 1927, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED â–» John Lenard BUTLER,  m. 20 Mar 1948
  Origins
  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	I11145	MyBradyTree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  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 1951
  Mother	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 1	Mary Edith Anges HARTE,   b. 18 May 1918, Wagin, Western Australia, Australia d. 14 Oct 2008, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  	Wesley Methodist
  Reference Number	#836
  Children	+ 1. Living 2. Living   3. Living 4. Living
  Family ID	F4783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F4784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

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  		Birth - 31 Jan 1917 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Marriage - 29 Mar 1946 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Death - 16 Nov 1981 - Atherton, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Service record Name BENNIER, ERIC SAMUEL Service Australian Army Service Number WX14231 Date of Birth 31 Jan 1917 Place of Birth PERTH, WA Date of Enlistment 16 Jun 1941 Locality on Enlistment EAST PERTH, WA Place of Enlistment CLAREMONT, WA Next of Kin BENNIER, ARTHUR Date of Discharge 13 Feb 1946 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=751171

  
  

• Reference

  Darryl Brady. "Eric Samuel BENNIER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I11145&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed February 12, 2025).