James William Benney

1898 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	James William Benney
  Born	19 Dec 1898	Penge, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	22 Mar 1915	St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England   [2]
  	First Attestion - gave age as 19yrs 3mths, actually 16 yrs 3mths
  Occupation	1915-1916	Penge, Kent, England   [2]
  	Watchmaker
  Military	11 Sep 1916	Bromley, Kent, England   [3]
  	Attestation
  Military	1917-1918  [2]
  	Private, 4th. Battalion, Nth. Staffordshire Regt.
  Died	27 Mar 1918	The Somme, France   [4]
  Military Award	1921
  	British War Medal
  Military Award	1921
  	Victory Medal
  _UID	8D219E569CEA4AF4B75E884A3BD6A2DEDE13
  Buried	Poziere's Memorial, France   [4]
  Person ID	I9554	Smithtree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Walter William Benney,   b. Abt 1871, Elmers End, Kent, England ,   d. Between 1 Jan 1922 and 31 Mar 1922, Croydon District, Surrey, England  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Emily Amelia Baldwin,   b. Abt 1872, Beckenham, Kent, England ,   d. Aft 1922  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Between 1 Apr 1895 and 30 Jun 1895	Croydon District, Surrey, England   [5]
  Family ID	F3078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1898 - Penge, Kent, England Military - First Attestion - gave age as 19yrs 3mths, actually 16 yrs 3mths - 22 Mar 1915 - St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England Occupation - Watchmaker - 1915-1916 - Penge, Kent, England Military - Attestation - 11 Sep 1916 - Bromley, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] 1911 Census (Reliability: 3). [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, WW1 Military Records (Reliability: 3). [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, WW1 Records (Reliability: 3). [S84] Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web Site (Reliability: 3). [S37] FreeBMD (Reliability: 3).