Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Uriah J. Bennett a Shoe Finisher, born 1873 in Shepshed, Leics., and his wife Rose Ellen born 1874 in Northampton. Bernard was born in 1895 in Shepshed, Leics., his siblings were Gertrude Frances, born 1899 and Henry Osmund, born 1901, both his siblings were born in Shepshed, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Pick Street, Shepshed, Leics., in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Botolph. In April 1911 Bernard was employed as a Hosiery Wool Winder and was residing in the family home at Pick Street, Shepshed, Leics., together with his parents and siblings, Gertrude, Henry, Frederick, born 1905 and Annie, born 1908, the latter two siblings were both born in Shepshed, Leics. The War Diary for today records. Quiet day but HQ cut off from Coy’s except by runner, again the men behaved splendidly and did excellent work. No signals possible. Captain S. Pilkington killed at 8.00pm. At 9.30pm relief commenced by 25th CANADIANS. At 2.00am relief completed 2nd Lt R. S. BOWELL and platoon not relieved. This party (D Coy 14 platoon) remained in the line another two days. Behaviour of all this party was magnificent.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday July 13th, 1917

Mrs Bennett, Brook Street, Shepshed, received official news that her eldest son, Private Bernard Bennett, Leicesters, died in a casualty clearing station on July 2nd from gunshot wounds. July 2nd was Private Bennett’s 22nd birthday. He belonged to the Shepshed Company of Territorials and would have completed his four years of service next September. Immediately on the outbreak of war he went with his company to train at Luton, and subsequently to France, where he had been for considerably over two years, having been home on leave once, nearly a year ago. He was one of a family of six, the remainder being younger. His father, Private Uriah Bennett, Leicesters, joined up about two years ago and went to Ireland at the time of the Sinn Fein outbreak. At present he is serving as a stretcher-bearer in France where he went in February last.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 29/11/2017