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Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett CB, CMG, DSO (16 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was an Australian soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. Bennett (who was always known as Gordon) was born in Melbourne and at 29 became at the time the youngest Australian general. Despite his highly decorated achievements during World War I, including at Gallipoli, Bennett is best remembered for his role in the Fall of Singapore during the Pacific War when, as commander of the 8th Division, he escaped while his men became prisoners of the Japanese.