Born at Leeds on 20 April 1867, the eldest child of the Rev John Matthias Boase Bennett, MA, vicar of St Saviour's Church, Liverpool, and his wife, *née* Bulgin. He was educated at the Royal Institution and the University College, Liverpool, and at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He was gazetted surgeon-lieutenant, Indian Medical Service on 28 July 1894; surgeon-captain 28 July 1897; major 29 January 1906; lieutenant-colonel 29 January 1914; was placed on the selected list, 1 October 1918; was promoted colonel and retired on 20 October 1921. He served on the north-west frontier at Tirah 1897-98 and won the medal with two clasps. Later he became assistant director of medical services for the Poona district. He married Alexandra Phillippa Anna Lindesay at the cathedral, Bombay, on 3 February 1896. She survived him with one son and a daughter. An elder son was killed in action in the European war on 21 October 1917. He died at Merton House, Castleton, Isle of Man on 21 May 1938.