Herbert John Bennett

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Herbert was born in Geraldine, Canterbury, the 4th of 11 children of William Bennett (1839-1923) & Mary Foley (1841-1914). He married Evelyn Grace Boyd (1873-1924) in 1897 & had a daughter in Wairoa, Gladys Evelyn 'Queenie' Bennett (1898-1982)

The death occurred yesterday afternoon at the Masterton Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past two months, of Mr Herbert John Bennett, aged 53. The deceased was in the police force in Westland before joining the Railway Department and at the time of his death he was employed on the permanent way at Woodside. He was a member of one of the Masonic Lodges in Masterton and was formerly a well-known Forester in New Plymouth. Deceased leaves a wife and one daughter

Evelyn died 9 months later and is buried Karori. Daughter Gladys is buried with her