Name
Albert Ernest Bennett
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/01/1918
28
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
9093
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 48 to 50 and 162A.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Ardeley Village Memorial, St Lawrence Church Memorial, Ardeley
Pre War
Albert was the son of George and Eliza Bennett, of Wood End, Ardeley, Stevenage, Herts.
Wartime Service
He was an original member of the 2nd Battalion and landed with them in France on the 6th October 1914. Albert served with the Battalion for the duration of his time on the Western Front. On the 3rd January 1918 the Battalion were in the front line near Polderhoek. They were heavily shelled by German artillery which killed three Other Ranks and wounded another four.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
