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Rifleman WILLIAM EDWARD BENNETT

Service Number: 820
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Rhodesia Regiment

2nd Bn

Date of Death

Died 11 March 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TAVETA MILITARY CEMETERY

IX. A. 9.

Kenya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Agnes Bennett, of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. Born in London, England.
  • Personal Inscription FOR THO' THE BODY DIE THE SOUL SHALL LIVE FOR EVER MOTHER
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Buried or commemorated at

TAVETA MILITARY CEMETERY
Kenya
Number of casualties: 199
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