Geburtsdatum: 15/07/1882

Geburtsort: Caterham, Surrey, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Beruf: Rechtsanwalt

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Second Lieutenant

Einberufung datum: 28/04/1914

Einberufung ort: London (City), Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Einheiten:  —  East Surrey Regiment, 5th Bn. attd. Royal Engineers, 228th Field Coy.  (Angeschlossen)  —  East Surrey Regiment, 5th Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 26/07/1917

Sterbeort: Casualty clearing station, Godewaersvelde, France

Todesursache: Verwundet

Alter: 35

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Bernard Clement Stenning was 2nd Lt to the 5th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, at the time of his death attached to the 228th Field Company Royal Engineers. The 41th Division, of which the 228th Field Company Royal Engineers was a part, took over the sector Klein Zillebeke to Hollebeke on the 25th of July 1917. The 228th Field Company Royal Engineers was responsible for all work in the brigades sector south of Canal, including stocking up of the forward consolidation stores, at Oak Dump and Oak Avenue. Improvement of Oak Dump road and Oak Avenue. Improvement frontline and Optic Road from St. Eloi to Hollebeke. Bernard must have been wounded during this work in the sector Klein Zillebeke - Hollebeke (on the 25th or 26th of July) and was taken to a casualty clearing station in Godewaersvelde. Where he died of his wounds on the 26th of July and was buried at the Godewaersvelde British Cemetery.

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