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Bennett, Reginald Calvert 'Rex' Distinguished Flying Cross (Lieutenant)
Prisoner of War 1918-September-27
Birth Date: unkown date (age 77)
Born: Artemesia, Flesherton, Ontario
George Bennett & Caroline Cross
1: Muriel Lang Bennett 2: Elaine Joy Ward, (1925)
Home: Overbury, Worcestershire, England
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario, CEF
Enlistment Date: 1914-11-09
Decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
18 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
18 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
France
Rank
2nd-Lieutenant
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Position
pilot
pilot
Service Numbers
1917-08-29: 2Lt in RFC
1918-09-27: Bennett and his air-gunner Norman William Helwig (Canadian) were shot down north-west of Sancourt after a bombing raid, and both made POW.
Bennett was wounded and repatriated 1918-12-19 in poor health and sent to hospital where he was, off and on until 1921. He remained in England after the war.
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