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Lieutenant Henry Boswell Bennett

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Lieutenant Henry Boswell Bennett

Birth
Death
31 May 1838 (aged 28–29)
Burial
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Plot
monument north side of nave; grave in cloisters
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Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Regiment. Shot by 'Sir William Courtenay', alias John Thom, during the 'Battle of Bossenden Wood'. He was buried with full military honours, including three volleys fired over the grave; this required the ban on firearms being discharged in The Precincts being specially waived for the purpose.
Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Regiment. Shot by 'Sir William Courtenay', alias John Thom, during the 'Battle of Bossenden Wood'. He was buried with full military honours, including three volleys fired over the grave; this required the ban on firearms being discharged in The Precincts being specially waived for the purpose.

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grave marker in cloisters just outside arcade

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