Worthington Wanford Bennett
Memorial: Mangotsfield - St James Place
Regiment: Monmouthshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 3030
Parents: Worthington and Caroline Bennett (nee Witchell)
Marital status: Married
Home address: St. James Street, Mangotsfield. Lived at Church Road, Llanfrecha, Upper Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire
Pre-war occupation: Coke Burner
Date of birth: 1880
Place of birth: Pucklechurch, Bristol
Date of death: 01/06/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: St. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France
Age: 35
Further information:
2nd Battalion (Territorial Force) Monmouthshire Regiment
Married Ella May Stone on 26 December 1903
Following Worthington's death his widow and children returned to the Bristol area and set up home at 3, Albany Terrace, Soundwell Road, Staple Hill. His widow Ella died on 20 January 1930 in 6, Clarence Road
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Battalion War Diary, National Archives, Attestation papers, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Medal Rolls index, UK Censuses, David Blackmore