Captain William Henry David Bennett
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bennett,
William Henry David
Date of birth: 1890-01-03
Place of birth: Ballinrobe County Mayo Ireland
Next of kin: William Samuel Bennett, Primrose Hill, Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone, Ireland
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Relief Clerk Canadian Pacific Railway
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension, II. E. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 24906
Highest Rank:
Captain
(13th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Captain, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded 24/4/1915 Killed by sheel on Hill 70 15/8/1917
Awards
Memorial Plaque and Scroll
Date of award: 1921-02-18
1914-1915 Star
Cross of Sacrifice
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 181034
LAC ID:
38599
Service file: B0656-S010
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Ida Bennett, of Ballywildrick, Macosquin, Coleraine, Ireland. Religion marked as Irish Prostestant. Regimental number 24906 with 13th Battalion. Previously served 5 years with the Royal Irish Constabulary and 1.25 years with the 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Militia. Killed by shell fire during the attack on Hill 70; mentioned in the 13th Battalion War Diary.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion H Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion D Cross of Sacrifice 1914 /1915 Star Plaque and Scroll ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-03-02