Bennett family members who served in World War 1

Bennett family members who served in the Great War

John Edgar Bennett, Captain, Royal Irish Regiment

Two members of the family lost their lives while serving in the armed forces and a further 12 saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

• Arthur Henry Bennett (1894-1919) son of John Courtis and Emily Florence Stone, Private, Somerset Light Infantry, died of wounds in India
• John Edgar Bennett (1890-1916) son of John and Sophia Julia, Captain, Royal Irish Regiment, killed in action
• Alexander Dumaresq Bennett MC (1887-1975) (India) son of John Bennett and Sophia Julia, nee Thomas, OV, Major, 2/26th Punjabis. 2 Lt, 1906; Indian Army, 1907; Lt, 1908; Capt, 1915; Maj, 1921; Lt-Col, 1932; retired, [1938]. No citation for Military Cross award in 1917.
• Arthur Henry Bennett (St H), Private, Somerset Light Infantry
• Benjamin Wilfred Bennett (1889-1941) (St H) son of Benjamin and Alice Maud Mary Toney, Mercantile Marine

Sons of George William Bennett and Elizabeth Ann

• Clarence Winter Bennett (1891- ) (St H) Leading Seaman RN, HMS Vulcan
• Frederick George Bennett (1887- ) (St H), Able Seaman RN, HMS Thunderer

• Edward Contis Bennett (St H), Private, Wiltshire Regiment
• Gordon Bennett (St H), L-Cpl RE
• John Bruce Bennett (1887- ) (St H) son of John and Emily, L-Cpl, Military Police, wounded
• Ogilvie David Bennett (1885- ) (India), Major, India
• Thomas Bennett DCM (1893- ) (Lon), Jersey parents, Flight Sergeant RAF, wounded Presentation to Flight Sergeant Bennett at the Town Hall
• Thomas Victor Bennett, MM, CSM Royal Scots. Presentation to CSM Bennett at the Town Hall
• Wilfred Harold Bennett (1893- ) (St H) son of Benjamin and Alice Maud Mary Foney, Sapper, Canadian Engineers

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  CSM Thomas Victor Bennett
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  Flight Sergeant Thomas Bennett