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Son of Mrs. Mary Bennett, of Silk St., Glossop, England; husband of Emily Bennett, of 474, Davis St., Sarnia, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private James William Bennett
Digital gallery of
Private James William Bennett
Enlisted with the 34th Battalion in January 1915. Transferred to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1916. Reported missing for one year. Then reported killed in action, October 1, 1915.
Digital gallery of
Private James William Bennett
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bell to Bernaquez. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 463 of 670
Digital gallery of
Private James William Bennett
From the London Free Press September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Enlisted with the 34th Battalion in January 1915. Transferred to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1916. Reported missing for one year. Then reported killed in action, October 1, 1915.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bell to Bernaquez. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 463 of 670
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From the London Free Press September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 53 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village.
The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).
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