We remember Geoffrey Ernest Layton Bennett

We remember Geoffrey Ernest Layton Bennett

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1888
birth Hampstead London United Kingdom Source:6978927 1888
1890
sibling Kenneth Arthur Bennett Source:8556366 1890
1891
sibling Stuart I L Bennett Source:8691746 1891
1893
sibling Phyllis Joan Bennett Source:8556366 1893
1896
sibling Elsie May Bennett Source:8556366 1896
1901
employment Chartered Accountant unknown London United Kingdom Source:8556366 1901
1915
service British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Alexandra Princess of Wale's Own (Yorkshire Regiment ) not known Source:6979389 5th December 1915
service British Army Private 9914 London Regiment 5th lond Battalion Source:301291
service British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:301291
service British Army Serjeant London Regiment London rifle Brigade Source:6979389
1916
death Killed in Action not presently known Somewhere near Albert , the Somme France Source:6978939 1st July 1916
burial Peronne Road Cemetery Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8691743

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Geoffrey Ernest Layton
Initials GEL
Last Name Bennett
Source 301291
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9914 London Regiment 5th lond Battalion Private
British Army Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
British Army London Regiment London rifle Brigade Serjeant
British Army Alexandra Princess of Wale's Own (Yorkshire Regiment ) not known Temporary Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ernest Layton Bennett father
Elizabeth Beatrice mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Kenneth Arthur Bennett brother 1890
Phyllis Joan Bennett sister 1893
Elsie May Bennett sister 1896
Stuart I L Bennett brother 1891

Media

Media

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  • Memorial Tablet - Layton Bennett Accountants
    A memorial tablet recording the partners and staff of Layton Bennett and Co , Accountants , who served in the First World War , with those who died marked with a star . Apparently the tablet was displayed on a wall in the company's offices in London , was removed when the company was taken over and was sold later at auction in the USA . It's present whereabouts are not known or indeed whether it still exists

    Contributed by:
    Clive466

  • Headstone of G Layton Bennett i
    Headstone of Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Layton Bennett in Peronne Road Military Cemetery Maricourt France

    Contributed by:
    Clive466

  • The Battle of the Somme.
    Memorial wreath.

    Contributed by:
    Desmond1478

  • The Battle of the Somme.
    Centenary,

    Contributed by:
    Desmond1478

  • Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Ernest Layton Bennett.
    LEST WE FORGET.

    Contributed by:
    Desmond1478

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Clive466
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clive466
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ann39898
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Ann39898
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Clive466
Notice of Geoffrey Layton Bennett's Commission Clive466

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Memorial Tablet - Layton Bennett Accountants Clive466
Headstone of G Layton Bennett i Clive466
The Battle of the Somme. Desmond1478
The Battle of the Somme. Desmond1478
Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Ernest Layton Bennett. Desmond1478

Stories

We remember Geoffrey Ernest Layton Bennett

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