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Edward Henry Bennett
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/11/1882 |
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Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Tile Layer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 669668 |
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Enlistment date: 06/02/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 3rd Bn. (Toronto Regiment) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding, No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 34 |
Cemetery
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot: XXI Row: GG Grave: 12 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Edward Henry Bennett, a former tile layer, was born on the 12th of November 1882, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married and had a daughter, Helen. On February 6th, 1916, he enlisted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Edward served as a Private in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division.
On the nights of November 4th/5th and 5th/6th, the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade relieved the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade in the field west of Passchendaele. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion held the left flank between the Paddebeek and the s’ Graventafelstraat. The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion occupied the right side, between the s’ Graventafelstraat the Stroombeek. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was in support and the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion was in reserve near s’ Graventafel.
On November 4th, 1917, the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade received an order to attack on the 6th. The attack had three objectives. The first objective was a line from the Mosselmarkt area, along the 4de Regiment Karabiniersstraat to the Stroombeek. The second objective ran from Goudberg (near Valour and Vegetable Farm) to the s’ Graventafelstraat-Osselstraat crossroad until the Stroombeek. The final objective was about 150 to 200 metres in front of the second objective and from the Paardebosstraat in front of Valour Farm through the crossroads south of Venture Farm to a point between the Westrozebekestraat and the Doornkouterstraat.
The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was ordered to occupy Vanity Cottage and the surrounding area with six companies, holding one company in support at Yetta Cottages. The two remaining two companies of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion and an additional two companies from the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion were ordered to hold the Bellevue area. At 6 a.m. on the 6th of November 1917 the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade attacked. The 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion was able to take the objectives with little opposition. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was held up at Vine Cottage but were able to defeat the resistance and capture the objective. They consolidated the line and were relieved on the night between November 7th and 8th.
Edward, aged 35, died of wounds on November 6th, 1917. The day before he was admitted to 1st Canadian Field Ambulance with a chest wound and was transferred the next day to the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Siding. He was likely wounded during the relief of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade or while holding the jump-off line near Goudberg, west of Passchendaele. Private Bennett is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, plot XXI, row GG, grave 12.
On the nights of November 4th/5th and 5th/6th, the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade relieved the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade in the field west of Passchendaele. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion held the left flank between the Paddebeek and the s’ Graventafelstraat. The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion occupied the right side, between the s’ Graventafelstraat the Stroombeek. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was in support and the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion was in reserve near s’ Graventafel.
On November 4th, 1917, the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade received an order to attack on the 6th. The attack had three objectives. The first objective was a line from the Mosselmarkt area, along the 4de Regiment Karabiniersstraat to the Stroombeek. The second objective ran from Goudberg (near Valour and Vegetable Farm) to the s’ Graventafelstraat-Osselstraat crossroad until the Stroombeek. The final objective was about 150 to 200 metres in front of the second objective and from the Paardebosstraat in front of Valour Farm through the crossroads south of Venture Farm to a point between the Westrozebekestraat and the Doornkouterstraat.
The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was ordered to occupy Vanity Cottage and the surrounding area with six companies, holding one company in support at Yetta Cottages. The two remaining two companies of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion and an additional two companies from the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion were ordered to hold the Bellevue area. At 6 a.m. on the 6th of November 1917 the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade attacked. The 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion was able to take the objectives with little opposition. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion was held up at Vine Cottage but were able to defeat the resistance and capture the objective. They consolidated the line and were relieved on the night between November 7th and 8th.
Edward, aged 35, died of wounds on November 6th, 1917. The day before he was admitted to 1st Canadian Field Ambulance with a chest wound and was transferred the next day to the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Siding. He was likely wounded during the relief of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade or while holding the jump-off line near Goudberg, west of Passchendaele. Private Bennett is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, plot XXI, row GG, grave 12.
Sources 5
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“The Canadian Virtual War Memorial,” Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). https://www.veterans.gc.ca Sources used |
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Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele: The Day-By-Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour, 2018), 160-161. Sources used |
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Circumstances of Deaths Registers (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-93/314). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca Sources used |
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War diaries - 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, 4868, T-10667, 195). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/432066 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=298abb36-9f92-4505-a327-431a1999d62d |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/432066 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5572136 |