Alfred William Bennett

1893 - 1917  (23 years)

• Name	Alfred William Bennett
  Birth	18 Nov 1893	London, Middlesex, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Baptism: 31 Jan 1894 - Christ Church Poplar Alfred William Bennett Parents: William Joseph & Priscilla Jane Abode: 1 Cahin Street Occupation: Planner
  Gender	Male
  Military Beginning	27 Jun 1916	NZEF WW1, New Zealand   [4]
  	No 27834 Alfred William BENNETT Rifleman, 10th Company, 2nd Btn, Otago Regiment Born London England 18 Nov 1894 (sic) Aged 22 Labourer last Employer Gear Meat Company, Petone Height: 5 Ft 8in Complexion: Dark Eyes: Grey Hair: Dark Brown Tattoos on both arms. NOK Mrs Hilda Bennett (wife), 3 Fitzherbert St, Petone, Wellington Married: 22 Dec 1913 Wellington Children: Ethel Lily Janet, born 22 June 1915, Petone Received: British War Medal & Victory Medal.
  Death	12 Oct 1917	Ypres, Belgium   [5, 6]
  	Alfred William Bennett Killed in Action in the Field 12 Oct 1917 Alfred has also been Wounded in Action 9 June 1917 but rejoined his Batn 16 June 1917
  Burial	12 Oct 1917	Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [7]
  	Alfred William BENNETT Private No 27834 DOD: 12/10/1917 Reg: Otago Regiment NZEF 2nd Bn NZ Apse, Panel 3 Husband of Hilda Bennett, of 3 Fitzherbert St, Petone, Wellington
  Person ID	I1003	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Joseph Bennett,   b. Abt 1873, London, Middlesex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Priscilla Jane Wells,   b. Abt 1874, London, Middlesex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Rosson,   b. 28 Aug 1891, Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 25 Oct 1963, Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1913	Registrar's Office, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [8, 9]
  	Alfred William John BENNETT, aged 22, Butcher, Bachelor Born London England Usual Res: Wellington Parents: William Bennett, Engneer & Jane Wells Hilda ROSSON, aged 23, Spinster. Born Adelaide, Sth Australia Usual Res: Wellington Parents: George Rosson, Farmer & Janet Ann Carmichael Witnessess: Frederick Hugh Rosson, Waiter, 149 Willis St, Wellington & CJ Drabble, Clerk Wellington
  Number of Children	1 Child
  Children	1. Ethel Lily Janet Bennett,   b. 22 Jun 1915, Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand d. 1977, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, London England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1906, Christ Church Poplar, Tower Hamlets London. - London Met Archives P88/ctc item 001. [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1893 Dec Qtr, Poplar London Middlesex, Vol 1c page 663. [S16] NZEF Enlistment Records: NZEF WW1 & 2, Vol 2, Roll 43 Pg 27, No 27834 NZ Archives Ref: AABK 18805 W5520 0012799 - File held. [S16] NZEF Enlistment Records: NZEF WW1 & 2, Roll of Honour. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), WW1 Indexes No 8428. [S37] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Record Type: Transcription, (Name: 1999;), MR30 Tyne Cot Memorial, Part 1 New Zealand - Panel No 4 - BENNETT A W, Subject: War Records, Url: http://www.cwgc.org/. [S1] Certificate held on file:, Transcript sent via Lois Wilson. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), Folio No 6537.