Ernest BennettPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates Ernest Bennett, layreader, treasurer and churchwarden who died in 1943.
He was also secretary of the Lilydale Farmers and Fruit-growers' Association for some years and secretary of the local branch of the Tasmanian Producers' Organisation. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace and deputy chairman of the Lilydale Court. Ernest was also a sergeant with the Lilydale Volunteer Defence Corps and served for seventeen years as secretary of the Lilydale R.S.L., and was a member of the Loyal Pride of Lefroy Lodge.
Note : As at July 2016, public access to the Church of the Ascension was closed and the church was on a list of Anglican Church properties for sale in 2018.
Location
| Address: | 25 Station Road, Church of the Ascension, Lilydale, 7268 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.250276 Long: 147.214466 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
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| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
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To the glory of God & in memory of Ernest E. Bennett
Treasurer Warden
1943
