Person:William Bennett (130)

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William Henry Bennett
b.1885 Teignmouth, Devon, England
d.14 Jul 1919 Teignmouth, Devon, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Nov 1878
  1. Albert James Bennett1880 - 1949
  2. Alice Maud Bennett1882 - 1940
  3. William Henry Bennett1885 - 1919
  4. Florence Bennett1885 - 1974
  5. George Cornelius Bennett1886 - 1935
  6. Charlotte Bennett1891 -
  7. Samuel Bennett1893 - 1971
  8. Sidney Bennett1897 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Henry Bennett1885 - 1919
  • W.  Lilian Dyer1893 - 1967
m. Jun 1912
  1. Florence Charlotte Bennett1912 - 1987
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] William Henry Bennett
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4][5] 1885 Teignmouth, Devon, England
Residence[4] 1891 Teignmouth, Devon, England17 Somerset Place
Residence[5] 1901 Teignmouth, Devon, England17 Somerset Place
Military[3] From 1910 to 1919 Devon, EnglandBritish Army
Marriage Jun 1912 Newton Abbot, Devon, Englandto Lilian Dyer
Death[2] 14 Jul 1919 Teignmouth, Devon, England
Burial[6][7] 20 Jul 1919 Teignmouth, Devon, EnglandTeignmouth Cemetery,
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Personal History

William was born in 1885 at 17 Somerset Place, Teignmouth Devon, where his mother ran a boarding house. He was the fourth child of James and Charlotte Bennett. William lived at Somerset Place until the death of his parents in 1908-1909 upon which he moved to 15 Model Cottages, Teignmouth.


On 18 June 1910 William enrolled in the British Army for an initial period of four years extending this for a further two years in June 1914. He was now Driver 1575 of the Wessex 4th Brg RFA, becoming Bombardier on 29 August 1914. According to his military records, William was never posted abroad.


During this time William married Lilian Dyer in the spring of 1912 and they had set up home at 12 Devonshire Place, Teignmouth. William and Lilian had five children, two of whom died in infancy.


William was discharged from the army on 13 June 1916 as he was no longer physically fit for service due to a lung and airways disease, caused by gases he had breathed in during his military service. Sadly William died from the disease on 14 July 1919 and was laid to rest at Teignmouth Cemetery.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birth Index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present).

    Birth Index Entry for William Henry Bennett

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 England & Wales, Death Index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Death Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present).

    Death Index Entry for William Henry Bennett

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, in Great Britain. War Office. Military records of the British Army, 1914-1920. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990-1995)
    The National Archives Microfilm Publication WO364, 1914-1920.

    Name:William Henry Bennett, Estimated birth year:abt 1889, Age at enlistment:21, Birth Parish:West Teignmouth, Birth County:Devon, Document Year:1910, Regimental Number:1575

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 1891 England Census, in England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: RG12; Piece: 1693; Folio 58; Page 22; GSU roll: 6096803., 1891.

    Name:William Bennett, Birth Date:abt 1887, Birth Place:Teignmouth, Devon, England,Residence Date:1891, Residence Place:West Teignmouth, Devon, England

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1901 England Census, in England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: RG13; Piece: 2048; Folio: 67; Page: 32., 1901.

    Name: William Bennett, Birth Date: abt 1886, Birth Place: Teignmouth, Devon, England,
    Residence Date: 1901, Residence Place: West Teignmouth, Devon, England

  6. ↑ Grave Number:MM 93
  7. ↑ Memorial for Willam Henry Bennett
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