Albert Edward Bennett
Memorial: Old Sodbury - St John the Baptist Church
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Serjeant 13338
Parents: Francis and Emma Bennett
Home address: Cardiff
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 1888
Place of birth: Old Sodbury, Bristol
Date of death: 10/10/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age: 27
Further information:
Albert Edward Bennet was born in Old Sodbury in 1888 to parents Francis and Emma Bennett
Albert enlisted in Cardiff, joiningthe 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards and became a Lieutenant Serjeant
Albert died on the 10th October 1915 at the age of 27 years. He is buried at Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Albert was awarded the Victory, British War and the 1914/15 star medals
Albert is remembered on the Chipping Sodbury and District Memorial Cottage Hospital board, now at Yate and District Heritage Centre and on the Old Sodbury Church Memorial
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register and Imperial War Museum Lives of the First World War
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records