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Captain ERIC FAIRFAX BENNETT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 September 1918

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

STE. EMILIE VALLEY CEMETERY, VILLERS-FAUCON

III. D. 12.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of J. Ernest T. Bennett and Alice Bennett, of 105, Burnt Ash Rd., Lee, London. Three times previously wounded.
  • Personal Inscription A DEVOTED SON A GALLANT SOLDIER REST IN PEACE YOUR DUTY NOBLY DONE
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Buried or commemorated at

STE. EMILIE VALLEY CEMETERY, VILLERS-FAUCON
Somme France
Number of casualties: 523
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