Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. standing in the snow in front of an icicle covered building. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet.
Marguerite, Jeanne, and Suzanne on a Postcard Sent to Mrs. Louis Bennett
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undated
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Postcard portrait of three ladies, Marguerite, Jeanne, and Suzanne. Back of postacard reads 'Un souvenir de votre bonne visite a Ouv. Nos meilleurs respects, J. Vallee' (A souvenir of our good visit to Ouv. Our many respects, J. Vallee.) Accompanied letter from Jeanne Vallee to Mrs. Louis Bennett, 24 August 1919.
Memorial plaque for Lieutenant Louis Bennett, 40th Squadron, Royal Air Force, B.E.F. Bennett was shot down in flames "over the lines' on August 24th, 1918, after he had destroyed two German Observation Balloons. His record, August 15th to August 24th, being 3 Enemy Planes, 9 Balloons destroyed, 4 in one day, for which he was recommended the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Germans buried him with military honours at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church in his honour will be dedicated on August 24th, 1919.
