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Richard Bennett

Details

Forename Richard
Surname Bennett
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 20
Address 65 Great George Street, Wigan
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Lance-Corporal
Occupation or place of work Coal cutter at Blundell's Collieries, Pemberton
Regiment Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1st Batt
Day of Death 12
Month of Death November
Year of Death 1914
Cause of Death Killed in action at Ypres
Place of Burial Ypres (MeninGate) Memorial
Regiment Number 1920
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of John J and Rachael.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WE 18/3/16 (confirmed as killed)