J – Bennett – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman / Private – 20/07/1918

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Title

J – Bennett – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman / Private – 20/07/1918

Initials / forenames

J

Surname

Bennett

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), 1st/8th Battalion

Military rank

Rifleman / Private

Military number

60649

Railway department

Alnmouth

Railway job

Temporary Cleaner

Date died

20/07/1918

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine: March 1919 p45, picture p44

Memorial

Marfaux British Cemetery

Notes

Aged 18, son of Jim Bennett of 4 Branch End, Lesbury, Northumberland. Born Gateshead. He was with the N.E.R. for two and a half years. He was killed in action in France. <br /><br />Magazine gives age as 19 and rank as 'Private'.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

13/06/2016

Last updated

13/06/2016

Citation

“J – Bennett – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman / Private – 20/07/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61264.