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| Keywords: Mentioned in despatches.jpg en Edward William Bennett 1893-1970 The First World War 1914 -1918 Off to War EWB with his 1912 T T Triumph Combination Summer of 1914 EJB Feb 2009 Edward William Bennett ™s Service 1914 - 1920 My father Edward William Bennett volunteered for service on the 7th of August 1914; just 3 days after war had been declared aged 21 Attacks carried on for several weeks with further losses and no gains before petering out What action the 14th MMGS saw during this time or what involvement Leiut E W Bennett had in the battle is not known however it must have been notable to be drawn to Sir John French ™s attention who mentioned him in his despatch of the 30th of November resulting in the award of the Military Cross MC for gallantry in the field Which he received from King George the Fifth at Buckingham Palace on the 2nd of March 1917 20 November 1915 http //www europeana1914-1918 eu/en/contributions/4640 credit line Edward John Bennett Europeana 1914-1918 Copyright information Europeana 1914-1918 PD-own upload Europeana claims no rights in its digitisation in accordance with its http //pro europeana eu/publications/the-europeana-public-domain-charter Public Domain charter Europeana 1914-1918 project Mentioned in despatches other versions Uploaded with GWToolset Mentioned in despatches http //www europeana1914-1918 eu/attachments/52950/4640 52950 full jpg GWToolset Batch Upload Mentioned in Despatches British Army in World War I Europeana 1914-1918 batch upload needs checking | ||||
