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John Bennett -RN

Details

Forename John
Surname Bennett -RN
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 19
Address 1 Ashton's Yard, Princess St
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Able seaman
Occupation or place of work
Regiment Royal Navy - HMS 'Indefatigable'
Day of Death 31
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Plymouth Naval Memorial
Regiment Number J/24253 (Dev)
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Killed in Battle of Jutland.
Son of Samuel and Jane.
Member of a patriotic family. Brother of Harold

Ref; CWGC and Ancestry WE 17/8/15 F4.p261