The Family of Robert Alan & Susan Bennett (Public)

A tale of ordinary folk with a few exceptions

Military Heroes

World War One

NameDateMemo
Norman Percival BaileyBet 1914 and 1919FranceG, a Major
Walter BateBet 23 Nov 1914 and 14 Dec 1918FranceG
Walter BateBet 23 Nov 1914 and 14 Dec 1918County Galway, IrelandG
Reeves BaxterBet 1914 and 1918FranceG, Lance Corporal (201695)
Frank BennettBet 31 Oct 1917 and 17 Feb 1919EnglandG, Ordinary Seaman/ Ordinary Telegrapher/Telegrapher - M Z/4722. The M denotes the RNVR Mersey Division and the Z denotes he enrolled after the start of hostilities.
John Thomas 'Jack' BennettPrivate 39044
Ernest CooperFranceG
Henry 'Harry' CrowderBet 27 Jul 1916 and 14 Mar 1917FranceG, Second Lieutenant (51635)
Thomas Robert HattonBet 23 Sep 1914 and 26 Jun 1917BelgiumG, a Sergeant (30351)
Jesse HollinworthFranceG, Private (201381)
Samuel Freeman HoltBelgiumG, Corporal (53549)
George Lowe JonesBet 1914 and 1916FranceG, a private
John Lowe JonesBet 1914 and 1918PalestineG, an observer
John Lowe JonesBet 1914 and 1918ItalyG, an observer
Matthew 'Matt' JonesBet 9 May 1915 and 10 Jun 1916Caterham, Surrey, EnglandG
Matthew 'Matt' JonesBet 11 Jun 1916 and 25 Sep 19161916, BelgiumG, Guardsman (23830)
John 'Jack' LivesleyBet 1914 and 1918FranceG, a soldier
Richard LivesleyBet 1914 and 1918FranceG, a soldier
William LloydBet 1914 and 1915FranceG, a rifleman
Hector LomasFranceG, Private (645340)
John Lowe19151915, as an RFC wireless operator and was later commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery
John Edgar MalkinBet 6 Oct 1915 and 18 Feb 1916Army Service Corps
Thomas Lenard McPheeBet 8 May 1918 and 3 Jul 1919EnglandG, Royal Canadian Engineer
Robert MurdockBelgiumG, Corporal (612675)
William Cyril PaulBet 1914 and 1920Captain
John Ernest Vivian RathboneBet 1914 and 1918a captain
Philip St John Basil RathboneBet 1916 and 1919FranceG, Second Lieutenant (Intelligence)
Gerald Seddon21 Mar 19181918, air mechanic. He was transferred to the RAF on the 1st April 1918, the day the RAF was formed from the RNAS and the RFC. He later transferred to the RAF Reserve in 1919
John SpeakmanFranceG
Abel TaylorBet 22 Feb 1916 and 15 Feb 1919Royal Marine Light Infantry
Harold ThompstonePrivate M/295675
John Henry ThompstoneFranceG, Private (14008)
Leonard Thompstone19141914, private
Sydney ThompstoneLance Corporal (21068)
Robert Tweedleya Greaser and Fireman
Gilbert WoodBet 8 Sep 1914 and 19 Mar 1919

World War Two

NameDateDetails
Frank BennettBet 1939 and 1945Catterick, Yorkshire, EnglandG, a signals trainer with the rank of sergeant
Gordon 'Gord' BennettBet 1940 and 1946FranceG, an army driver.
Gordon 'Gord' BennettBet 1940 and 1946BelgiumG, an army driver.
Thomas BennettBet Oct 1940 and Nov 1945Northumberland, England, United KingdomG, Snr LAC - Balloon Operator
Thomas BennettBet Oct 1940 and Nov 1945Scapa Flow, OrkneyG, Snr LAC - Balloon Operator
Thomas BennettBet Oct 1940 and Nov 1945Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United KingdomG, Snr LAC - Balloon Operator
George Warden EatonFranceG
A.B. Albert Ernest FultonAble Bodied Seaman (D/JX 288882)
Kenneth Hanlon1 Dec 19451945, Madras, IndiaG
Charles 'Fred' Frederick HaskinsBet 1 Sep 1939 and 1945
Elizabeth Catherine JonesBet 1939 and 1945CeylonG, a WREN Coder on the staff of Louis Mountbatten
George Lowe JonesBet 1939 and 1940FranceG, He was evacuated from the beaches near Dunkirk
Glyn William JonesBet 1939 and 1945
Harry LloydBet 16 Sep 1939 and 2 Mar 1944a cook
Canon Alfred Loughlin12 Nov 19411941, Blackpool, Lancashire, EnglandG, Chaplain
Jacob Jeffrey 'Jeff' LoughlinPrivate (7357607)
William Frederick John LoughlinBet 1939 and 1948SX14194 B883
Martha Jean OrrBet 1939 and 1948Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), or the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Ronald Charles ParkerUnited KingdomG, Pilot Officer (435406)
Irene Crystabel Perrya WAAF
Benjamin Horace SmithBet 27 Nov 1940 and 17 Nov 1945Leading Aircraftsman (Flight Mechanic)
Kenneth Ashlen ThompstoneBet 1939 and 1948
William Williamsa gunner (DEMS gunner)

Miscellaneous

NameDateDetails
Leslie Bate13 Oct 194213 Oct 1942, in the R.A.F.V.R. as a turner
Leslie Bate13 Mar 194513 Mar 1945, Physically unfit for service in RAF
Alfred Thompson BeckettFrom 1889 - 1902From 1889 - 1902, South AfricaG, Second Boer War
Gerald Alfred BeckettFrom 1939 - 1944From 1939 - 1944, Cause:WWII, Royal Canadian Air Force||Sergeant, service number R/139887, Unit 101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Samuel BeckettFrom 1889 - 1902From 1889 - 1902, South AfricaG, Second Boer War
Alexander Rowland Bibby19371937, He attested in the Royal Artillery with service number 866751. It suggested he was re-enlisted later
Fred Bullock19391939, Royal Army Medical Corp
Fred Bullock19451945, He was demobbed having reached the rank of sergeant.
William Crawley5 Aug 19145 Aug 1914, Lancashire, EnglandG, Enlisted as Boy Drummer in 4th Batallion and fully enlisted as drummer on 8/12/1918. He did not serve overseas. Regimental number 200277.
William Crawley21 Mar 191921 Mar 1919, Lancashire, EnglandG
William Crawley11 Jun 194111 Jun 1941, Warrington, Lancashire, EnglandG, private
William Crawley31 Dec 194431 Dec 1944, Warrington, Lancashire, EnglandG
John Gittins4 May 18124 May 1812, Chelmsford, Essex, EnglandG, (he was formerly living in Ashley Abbots (sic) in Shropshire)
John Wallace 'Jack' HanlonAbt 1940Abt 1940, Royal Artillery||Colonel||Joined the army during the war and became a junior officer after cadet school. Saw active service in North Africa and Italy, was part of the allied occupation force at Villach and Spital in Austria at the end of the war, and witnessed the return of Cossacks to the Russians. Retired a full colonel c. 1985 in Andover
James Herbert Illingworth4 Sep 19184 Sep 1918, New Hartford, New York, New York, USAG
Robert George James 'Sonny' JonesAbt 1949Abt 1949, GermanyG, He was a private in the 1st Batallion, The Manchester Regiment
Marcel Joseph Lascurettes5 Jun 19175 Jun 1917, California, USAG
Ernest Layland5 Feb 19205 Feb 1920
John Lowe19191919
Roy Frank McPhee19521952, Korean War
Fred PeakeDec 1914Dec 1914
Theodore William Rathbone, Jp30 Jul 185830 Jul 1858, He purchased a commission as cornet in the 6th (Inniskillin) Dragoons
John ThompstoneBomardier 92505 115th Field Artillery
James WardJames was in the army in World War II.
Peter Ward19381938, He joined up around 1938 and was probably under age. He was in the Military Police in the RAF and was sent to Ceylon. He was badly infected by leeches on his legs at some point. He came home by plane but he went by 3 troop ships - The Duchess of Atholl then Ille de France and finally The City of Paris. His RAF No was 1146295.
Edwin Lloyd Wilson19121912, Regimental Number 1283 Cheshire Regiment
Compiler: R Alan Bennett
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