EOD Bennett, Richard John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bennett ​

• FORENAME

Richard John ​

• UNIT

250 Field Company,Royal Engineers ​

• RANK

Sapper ​

• NUMBER

1944481 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th April 1944 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Moreton Church Cemetery,Dorset Central part,South of main path ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1921​

son of Robert and Evelyn Mary Bennett,Weymouth,Dorset​

KOAS Waybourne,Norfolk,England ​

St Nicholas Church in Moreton (war memorial)​

St Martin & St Meriodoc Church in Camborne (war memorial)​

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Richard was wounded in North Africa,and whilst convalescing in England, he joined a mine demobilising squad and was killed by an exploding mine.​