BENNETT, Derick S.
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Queens Own Royal West Kent
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6351281
Died :
Monday, September 13, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
20
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Local Roll of Honour:
Private Derick Bennett, 6 troop, died during operations at Dragone Hill, Salerno. Son of Alfred John and Thyrza Bennett, of Maidstone, Kent.
Original burial location was in a communal grave, with religious ceremony, by a house at the top of the steps on the West side of Hill. Map ref. 606307. Buried with Capt. Mason and LCpl Formoy.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] 2 Commando Casualties Salerno document below.
[Image] No.2 Commando 6 Troop Dec 1942 image in Gallery.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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