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William Ewart Gladstone Bennett

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William Ewart Bennett, Peoples Journal 12.05.1917 (Image courtesy of Robin Shields)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 39491
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 35
  • Date of Death: 09.04.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: IV.D.8.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 1882
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 308 Blackness Road, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Anne Thomas Bennett

  • Father:

    Thomas Bennett

  • Siblings:

    Henry H. Bennett, Ann Jane Bennett, Maria M. Bennett & John T. Bennett

  • Spouse:
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More about William Ewart Gladstone Bennett

William Ewart Gladstone Bennett   39491  Royal Scots

BENNETT―Killed in action on the 9th April, Sergeant Ewart Bennett, Royal Scots, youngest son of the late Thomas and Anne Bennett, 308 Blackness Road, Dundee.

Dundee Evening Telegraph 4th May 1917

Images and additional information kindly supplied by Robin Shields, further information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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