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George William Bennett

Serjeant

Service No. 26469

Age 23

Died on 16 April 1918

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Somme, France

Son of Mrs. Harriett Ann Bennett, of 28, Sturston Rd., Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

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George Bennett

Enlisted 1/16th Notts and Derbys 1915, 1st Action 1916, Won Military Medal at 3rd Ypres 1917, KIA 1918, Body never recovered.

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Henry Harrison

George, O valiant heart, who to your glory came through dust and ashes …. your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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George, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and 7th Battalion...

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