Life Summary - Bernard Bob Bessant

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Bessant, Bernard Bob (1893–1941)

	Bessant, Bernard Bob (1893–1941)
Born	8 May, 1893 Southampton , Hampshire , England
Died	1 October, 1941 (aged 48) Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Bessant, Jean (wife) Larkin, Peter (colleague) Grant, Donald McLennan (colleague)
Passenger Ship*	Demosthenes (1912) (passenger)
Occupation*	anti-conscriptionist (1916-1916) New South Wales, Australia fitter and turner (1916-1941) New South Wales, Australia gaoled trade unionist (1916-1920) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1916-1920) New South Wales, Australia communist (1930-1932) Queensland, Australia fitter and turner (1930-1932) Queensland, Australia communist (1931-1941) New South Wales, Australia
Groups*	IWW 12 (1916) (member)
Key Organisations*	Amalgamated Engineering Union (NSW) (member, ?-1941) Industrial Workers of the World (NSW) (member, 1916-1930) Militant Minority Movement (NSW) (member, 1920-1929)
Key Places*	Maitland Correctional Centre (NSW) (inmate, 1916-1920)
Political Activism*	anti-conscriptionist (trade unionist) Communist Party (NSW) (member, ?-1941) Communist Party (Qld) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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