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Gnr. William Bennett
British Army 259th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Chapel House, Llandinam, Powys
(d.18th Apr 1917)
William Bennett was appointed to the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 29th of July 1916. He left with the British Expeditionary Force for France on 12th of February 1917, serving with the 259th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was wounded in the Battle of Arras on 17th April 1917 and died the following day, aged 37.
He was survived by Mary Bennett (my great-great grandmother) and children Mary Elizabeth (my great-grandmother), Matthew George, Sarah Ann and Thomas Leslie. Eldest son David William Bennett was killed at the First Battle of Gaza on 29th March 1917.