Remembered Amersham Cemetery,Bucks Bombardier BENNETT, WILLIAM JOHN Service Number 872634 Died 05/03/1943 Aged 24 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery Son of Henry Bennett, and of Hannah Bennett, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: William Bennett Given Initials: W J Rank: Bombardier Death Date: 5 Mar 1943 Number: 872634 Birth Place: Buckinghamshire Residence: Buckinghamshire Regiment at Enlistment: Royal Artillery Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery Theatre of War: Malaya Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery Branch at Death: Royal Artillery He appears on the roll of dead for this Japanese ship Rakuyo Maru | COFEPOW BENNETT W. Pte 872364 (British) however that ship was torpedoed by USS Sealion on 12 September 1944, yet he is shown as died in Mar 1943 ?? TD
BENNETT, Bombardier, WILLIAM JOHN, 872634. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 24. Son of Henry Bennett, and of Hannah Bennett, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Column 7. Be
Hold on BENNETT, Gunner, WILLIAM, 872364. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 25. Stepson of William Clyde, of Tollcross, Glasgow. Column 13. BENNETT, Bombardier, WILLIAM JOHN, 872634. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 24. Son of Henry Bennett, and of Hannah Bennett, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Column 7 See where I went wrong, but what a coincidence that is 2 x William Bennett, both in RA, both in Coast Regts, both in Far East and their service numbers are almost identical Specsavers here I come TD
Marriages Sep 1915 Bennett, Henry - Matthews - Wellington Sh. - 6a 1918 Matthews, Hannah - Bennett - Wellington Sh. - 6a 1918 Births: Bennett George H Matthews Amersham Jun 1916 Bennett William J Matthews Amersham Sep 1918 Bennett Mary Matthews Amersham Jun 1920 Bennett Nancy Matthews Amersham Dec 1921 Bennett Peter S Matthews Amersham Sep 1926 NAME: Henry Bennett BIRTH: abt 1889 DEATH: Mar 1933 - Amersham, Buckinghamshire 1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION Bennett Household (5 People) Shoe Shop, Hill Avenue, Amersham R.D., Buckinghamshire NAME DOB OCCUPATION Hannah Bennett 25 Nov 1888 Business, Shoe Shop (widow) George H Bennett 04 Apr 1916 Chiropodist Mary Bennett 18 Apr 1920 Typist Sorry, this record is officially closed. Peter S Bennett 09 Aug 1926 At School
The 'Presumed drowned at Sea' on the Amersham gravestone is incorrect and is due to misinformation from the Japanese trying to cover up an attrocity. In fact Bdr Bennett was part of the notorious 'Gunners 600 Party'. He either died of disease, allied air attack or was murdered by the Japanese. It is possible he is buried at Bomana War Cemetery, New Guinea in one of the graves to 'Soldiers of the Royal Artillery Unidentified by Name' who came from the mass grave on Ballale Island. 600 Gunners Party B Died Tim
