A native of Craigantlet in
Ireland's
County Down, Bennett emigrated with his parents to
Canada at a very young age. He did not return to the
United Kingdom until active duty with the
Canadian Expeditionary Force during the
First World War when he served as a
dispatch rider and later as a fighter pilot. After racing with the works
Norton team and also with the factory
Sunbeam and
Velocette teams, Bennett retired from motorcycle racing in the 1930s to concentrate on his retail motor-trade business in
Southampton,
Hampshire. ==Isle of Man TT Race Career==