Rex Osborne BENNIER

1915 - 2002  (86 years)

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. Living + 5. Living + 6. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia   7. Living   8. Living
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. Living + 5. Living + 6. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia   7. Living   8. 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

Rex Adrian BENNIER

1943 - 2018  (74 years)

Birth	26 Aug 1943	Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 Apr 2018	Greenfields, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	19 Apr 2018	Cemetery, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Rosemary Hazel KNIEL,   b. 27 Jan 1947, Queensland, Australia
Married	1964	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living

Rosemary Hazel KNIEL

1947 - 2013  (66 years)

Birth	27 Jan 1947	Queensland, Australia
Died	25 May 2013	Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	19 Jun 2013	Cemetery, Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Lawrence Henry KNEIL,   b. 1920, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Mother	Ruth Georgina BONGERS,   b. Abt 1922
Married	UNKNOWN
Family 1	Living
Family 2	Rex Adrian BENNIER,   b. 26 Aug 1943, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1964	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living

David BENNIER

1945 - 2012  (67 years)

Birth	20 Mar 1945
Died	17 Jul 2012	Safety Bay, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	24 Jul 2012	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Elizabeth June PYKE,   b. 1944
Married	1965	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Elizabeth June PYKE

1944 - 2012  (68 years)

Birth	1944
Died	5 Aug 2012	Waikiki, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	14 Aug 2012	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	David BENNIER,   b. 20 Mar 1945
Married	1965	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Eileen Faye BENNIER

1946 - DECEASED

Birth	20 Apr 1946
Died	DECEASED
Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	1. Mary Annette Louise PRYCE,   b. 8 Apr 1964   2. Living   3. Living

Peter John BENNIER

1952 - 1991  (39 years)

Birth	24 Jan 1952
Died	24 May 1991	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	30 May 1991	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living

Living

Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living

Rodney Lance BENNIER

1956 - 1990  (34 years)

Birth	2 Jul 1956
Died	29 Sep 1990	Kambalda East, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	5 Oct 1990	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

Living

Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Living
Family 2	Living
Children	1. Living + 2. Living

Living

Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	1. Living + 2. Living

Living

Father	Rex Osborne BENNIER,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Violet Gertrude FREE,   b. 20 May 1925, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Feb 1943	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
Family 3	Living
Family 4	Living

• 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
  1. Mavis Helen BENNIER,   b. 11 Jul 1914
  2. Eric Samuel BENNIER,   b. 31 Jan 1917, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Nov 1981, Atherton, Queensland, Australia
  3. Living
  4. Living
  5. Vernon James BENNIER,   b. 4 Mar 1924, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia d. 29 May 1970, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Living
  7. Living
  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	I928	MyBradyTree | BRADY, KLF, MAC, FW, SMF
  Last Modified	20 Apr 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 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	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	20 Apr 2024

  
  

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  		Birth - 5 Jul 1915 - Brookton, Western Australia, Australia Marriage - 2 Feb 1943 - York, Western Australia, Australia Death - 18 May 2002 - Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia Burial - 23 May 2002 - Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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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://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?tree=BRADY2008&personID=I928 (accessed May 12, 2024).