Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
William John Bennell
| Surname: | Bennell |
| Forename: | William John |
| Age: | 30 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 29 Nov 1943 |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Artillery |
| Battalion / Unit: | 21 Lt. A.A. Regt. |
| Service Number: | 1555676 |
| Memorial to the Missing: | Singapore Memorial |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Column 13. |
| Additional Information: | Husband of Doris Marguerite Bennell, of Byfleet, Surrey. Captured by the Japanese in Java and forced to work on the construction of an airfield on Ambon Island in the Moluccas. Killed on board the Japanese hell ship Suez Maru. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by a U.S. submarine. Around 250 POWs survived and were systematically shot in the water by the Japanese. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Roll of Honour: Suez Maru COFEPOW: The Suez Maru |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2231142/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 32 |
