An early 1915 Western Front Officer casualty 1914 Star trio awarded to 2nd Lieutenant J.T. Benett-Dampier, 3rd later 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment who initially attested to the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in 1911 before being gazetted to the 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment on 15th August 1914, with whom he served on the Western Front from 25th October 1914, he was killed in action on 2nd March 1915 whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment attached to the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
Group of 3: 1914 Star; (2. LIEUT. J.T. BENETT-DAMPIER. CHES. R.) British War Medal 1914-1919; Victory Medal; (2.LIEUT. J.T. BENETT-DAMPIER.)
Condition: Nearly Extremely Fine
With a copy black and white image of the recipient in uniform.
John Synd Tudor Benett-Dampier was born on 3rd January 1895 and initially served as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy from 18th August 1911, by July 1912 he is noted as being in Switzerland ‘cramming for the Army’ and having at some stage successfully trained as an officer was gazetted to the 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment on the outbreak of war seeing service on the Western Front from 25th October 1914. He was killed in action on 2nd March 1915 whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment and attached to the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), aged 20 at the time of his death he is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery.
He was the son of Lt. Col. W.H. Benett-Dampier (Cheshire Regiment) of 27 Egerton Gardens, Chelsea, London and Mary Ahmadee his late wife.
Benett-Dampier is also remembered on the Isle of Wight County War Memorial, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight.
