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BENNETT Edwin Herman 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20395
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- BENNETT Edwin Herman 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: BENNETT;
Forename(s): Edwin Herman;
Initials: EH;
Rank: 2/Lt;
Enlistment Date: 15-Jan-1916;
Resided in: Harrow;
Previous Number: 117071;
Previous Regiment: Royal Field Artillery;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 139 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 46 Bn;
Other MGC Unit Served (2): 29 Bn;
Date abroad: 06-Sep-1917;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 05-May-1918;
Other Data: b 5/11/1895
war diary - taken on strength 17/9/1917
30/9/1917 - transferred to 137 Coy
disch to Commsn 30/6/1917
Estate £193/15/6d
medals & Memorial plaque & scroll in IWM collection;Other Notes: BENNETT, Second Lieutenant, EDWIN HERMAN, "D" Coy. 29th Bn. Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 5th May 1918. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs Lillian Bennett, of 42 Sterling St, Doncaster; husband of Mrs. E. H. Bennett, of Whitehalls, Ringwood, Hants. C.13 Cinq Rues British Cemetery - Nord, France.;
Related National Archives files: WO339/83030;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
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Machine Gun Corps Database
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