BENNEWITH, Alexander Edward
(Service number 14768)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Stratford, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 9 September 1914 | Age | 30 |
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| Occupation | Painter | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Husband of Annie Bennewith, of 37, Blyth Rd., Stratford, London | ||
Military Service
| Served with | UK Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | South Lancashire Regiment 8th Bn | ||
| Date | 26 September 1915 | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 August 1916 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Missing presumed dead | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
findagrave.com; ancestry.com
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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