Private Richard BENNETT. 13041
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Private Richard BENNETT. 13041

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Private Richard BENNETT. 13041

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Private Richard BENNETT. 13041

9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Priscilla Bennett, of 61, Railway Terrace, Willington, Co. Durham.
Killed 8 October 1916. Aged 20.
Born Wigan (Lancs), Enlisted Durham, Resided Willington (Durham)
Buried in BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT.

Private Bennett's name is recorded on the War Memorial for Willington, Oakenshaw and Page Bank.

The photographs of Private Bennett and the Willington War Memorial have been provided by Keith Redhead, a great nephew of Richard Bennett, to whom we are very grateful.

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